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Table 1 Sociodemographic features of the study cohort

From: ‘Teach-back’ is a simple communication tool that improves disease knowledge in people with chronic hepatitis B – a pilot randomized controlled study

Sociodemographic characteristics

Control

n = 32

Teach-back

n = 38

Overall

n = 70

P-value

Age (years)

 

Mean ± SD

42.5 ± 11.8

43.2 ± 13.2

42.9 ± 12.5

0.80

Gender n(%)

 

Male

18 (56)

21 (55)

39 (56)

0.93

Female

14 (44)

17 (45)

31 (44)

 

Region of Birth* n(%)

 

Australia

2 (6)

7 (18)

9 (13)

0.51

South-East Asiaa

16 (50)

17 (45)

33 (47)

 

North Asiab

10 (31)

10 (26)

20 (29)

 

Otherc

4 (12)

4 (11)

8 (11)

 

Time spent in Australia (years)

 

Mean ± SD

21.9 ± 10.4

23.6 ± 11.3

22.8 ± 10.9

0.51

Refugee Camp n(%)

 

5 (15)

5 (13)

10 (14)

0.99

Education level n(%)

 

Primary/Secondary

7 (22)

12 (32)

19 (27)

0.36

Tertiary

25 (78)

26 (68)

51 (73)

 

Self-rated English proficiency n(%)

 

Limited-Good

20 (62)

16 (42)

36 (51)

0.089

Very Good

12 (38)

22 (58)

34 (49)

 

Occupational status n(%)

 

Employed (full-time)

18 (56)

24 (63)

42 (60)

0.78

Employed (part-time)

5 (16)

6 (16)

11 (16)

 

Other

9 (28)

8 (21)

17 (23)

 

Time since diagnosis (years)

 

Mean ± SD

12.4 ± 8.7

14.4 ± 10.2

13.5 ± 10.9

0.39

Time since intial consultation at SVHM (years)

 

Mean ± SD

7.9 ± 7.2

6.5 ± 5.8

7.2 ± 6.5

0.38

Cirrhosis n(%)

 

1 (3)

1 (3)

2 (2.8)

0.99

Treatment n(%)

 

Current

21 (66)

17 (45)

38 (54)

0.15

Previous

2 (6)

7 (18)

9 (13)

 

Never

9 (28)

14 (37)

23 (33)

 
  1. *Regions of birth were as follow:
  2. aSouth-East Asia: Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Brunei, East Timor
  3. bNorth Asia: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan
  4. cOther: France, Macedonia, India, Sudan, Mali, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Mauritius