From: Health promotion via SMS improves hypertension knowledge for deaf South Africans
Demographics for participants included in the survey data analysis | |
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Demographic | n (%) |
Total sample (N) | 41 |
Mean age in years (SD) | 45 (12) |
Gender | |
Male | 25 (60) |
Female | 18 (40) |
Marital status | |
Divorced | 3 (8) |
Married | 21 (50) |
Single, living alone | 2 (5) |
Single, living with family | 7 (17) |
Single, living with partner | 7 (17) |
Widow | 1 (3) |
Education level | |
Below Grade 7/Standard 5 | 16 (39) |
Between Grade 7/Standard 5 and Grade 12 | 24 (59) |
Passed Grade 12/Matric | 0 (0) |
Have post-matric qualification | 1 (2) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 33 (80) |
Pensioner | 3 (8) |
Unemployed | 5 (12) |
Monthly income | |
None | 9 (22) |
Pension/social grant | 5 (12) |
Less than R4000 | 19 (46) |
Between R4000 and R10000 | 8 (20) |
More than R10000 | 0 (0) |
Preferred language for reading and writing | |
Afrikaans | 7 (17) |
English | 31(76) |
isiXhosa | 3 (7) |