Characteristics | Category | Group | Total n = 50 | Chi square (X2) | P-value | ||||
MSG (Group I) n = 25 | HPA (Group II) n = 25 | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | n | % | ||||
Age (in years)
Mean ± SD | <25 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 28 | 13 | 26 | 1.586 | 0.663 |
26 - 45 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 22 | |||
46 - 65 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 36 | 15 | 30 | |||
>65 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 47.56 ± 22.66 | 47.64 ± 20.21 | 50 | 100 |
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Gender | Male | 10 | 40 | 14 | 56 | 24 | 48 | 1.282 | 0.258 |
Female | 15 | 60 | 11 | 44 | 26 | 52 | |||
| Married | 18 | 72 | 21 | 84 | 39 | 78 | 1.049 | 0.306 |
Separate | 7 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 22 | |||
Education | Can’t read & write | 12 | 48 | 11 | 44 | 23 | 46 | 0.777 | 0.978 |
Informal | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | |||
Primary | 7 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 28 | |||
Secondary | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||
Higher | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 |