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Table 1 The relative frequency distribution of the participants based on age, gender, educational attainment level, marital status, income, and insurance status in the control and intervention groups

From: Application of Freire’s adult education model in modifying the psychological constructs of health belief model in self-medication behaviors of older adults: a randomized controlled trial

Demographic Characteristics

Number(132)

P-Value*

Control

Number (Percent)

Intervention

Number (Percent)

Gender

 Male

33 (50%)

34 (51.5%)

0.50

 Female

33 (50%)

32 (48.5%)

Age (years)

 60–69

56 (84.8%)

47 (71.2%)

0.092

 70 and older

10 (15.2%)

19 (28.8%)

Education

 Sub-secondary

57 (86.4%)

59 (89.4%)

0.66

 Secondary

6 (9.1%)

5 (7.6%)

 University

3 (4.5%)

2 (3%)

Marital Status

 Single, Widow, Widower

12 (18.2%)

19 (28.8%)

0.10

 Married

54 (81.8%)

47 (71.2%)

Income

 Low

20 (30.3%)

31 (47%)

0.14

 Middle

16 (24.2%)

12 (18.2%)

 Good and High

30 (45.5)

23 (34.9%)

Insurance Status

 Insured

46 (69.7%)

43 (65.2%)

0.35

 Without Insurance

20((30.3%)

23 (34.8%)

Occupation

 Employed

12 (18.2%)

10 (15.2%)

0.82

 Housewife

33 (50%)

32 (48.5%)

 Retired

21 (31.8%)

24 (36.4%)

  1. *derived from chi-square