Sociodemographic characteristics | Control n = 32 | Teach-back n = 38 | Overall n = 70 | P-value | |
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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) |