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Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics by treatment status at baseline and end line in Tigray, 2018

From: Impact of health education intervention on demand of women for cervical cancer screening: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Socio-demographic characteristics

Baseline(N = 700)

End line (N = 674)

Control n (%)

Intervention n (%)

Total n (%)

p-value

Control n (%)

Intervention n (%)

Total n (%)

p-value

Age grouped

 20–30

177 (50.6)

170 (48.6)

347 (49.6)

0.926

174 (52.10)

151 (44.41)

325 (48.22)

0.221

 31–40

110 (31.4)

113 (32.3)

223 (31.9)

105 (31.44)

118 (34.71)

223 (33.09)

 41–50

47 (13.4)

52 (14.9)

99 (14.1)

41 (12.28)

54 (15.88)

95 (14.09)

 51–60

16 (4.6)

15 (4.3)

31 (4.4)

14 (4.19)

17 (5.00)

31 (4.60)

Mean age and ± SD

32.48 (± 8.9)

32.97 (± 8.5)

0.458

32.42 (± 9.03)

33.04 (± 8.44)

0.363

Ethnicity new1

 Tigray

334 (95.4)

325 (92.9)

659 (94.1)

0.147

321 (96.11)

317 (93.24)

638 (94.66)

0.097

 Amhara

16 (4.6)

25 (7.1)

41 (5.9)

13 (3.89)

23 (6.76)

36 (5.34)

 Religion

 Orthodox

326 (93.1)

326 (93.1)

651 (93)

0.882

310 (92.81)

315 (92.65)

625 (92.73)

0.933

 Muslim

24 (6.9)

24 (6.9)

49 (7)

24 (7.19)

25 (7.35)

49 (7.27)

Marital status

 Married

209 (59.71)

234 (66.86)

443 (63.29)

0.003

196 (58.68)

222 (65.29)

418 (62.02)

0.042

 Divorced or widowed

88 (25.14)

91 (26.00)

179 (25.57)

95 (28.44)

93 (27.35)

188 (27.89)

 Unmarried

53 (15.14)

25 (7.14)

78 (11.14)

43 (12.87)

25 (7.35)

68 (10.09)

Educational status

 No formal education

92 (26.29)

72 (20.57)

164 (23.43)

0.171

90 (26.95)

71 (20.88)

161 (23.89)

0.141

 Primary education

97 (27.71)

119 (34.00)

216 (30.86)

91 (27.25)

115 (33.82)

206 (30.56)

 Secondary education

115 (32.86)

118 (33.71)

233 (33.29)

110 (32.93)

116 (34.12)

226 (33.53)

 Tertiary education

46 (13.14)

41 (11.71)

87 (12.43)

43 (12.87)

38 (11.18)

81 (12.02)

Occupation

 Civil servant

33 (9.43)

45 (12.86)

78 (11.14)

0.292

36 (10.78)

51 (15.00)

87 (12.91)

0.175

 Merchant

68 (19.43)

77 (22.00)

145 (20.71)

67 (20.06)

78 (22.94)

145 (21.51)

 Housewife

128 (36.57)

129 (36.86)

257 (36.71)

124 (37.13)

125 (36.76)

249 (36.94)

 Daily worker

76 (21.71)

66 (18.86)

142 (20.29)

66 (19.76)

58 (17.06)

124 (18.40)

 Private employed

45 (12.86)

33 (9.43)

78 (11.14)

41 (12.28)

28 (8.24)

69 (10.24)