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Table 2 Descriptive statistics (means (SD) and percentages) of the participant characteristics in the intervention (n = 65) and the control group (n = 68)

From: Can adopting skin cancer preventive behaviors among seafarers be increased via a theory-based mobile phone-based text message intervention? A randomized clinical trial

Variables

Intervention group

Control group

p-value 1

N (%)

N (%)

Age

  

0.85

  ≤ 30 years old

20 (30.8)

19 (27.9)

 31–40

21 (32.3)

25 (36.8)

 41–60

24 (36.9)

24 (35.3)

Mothers` education level

  

0.16

 Illiterate

43 (66.2)

56 (82.4)

  ≤ 12th (grade)

22 (33.8)

10 (14.5)

  > 12th (grade)

0 (0)

2 (3)

Father` education level

  

0.53

 Illiterate

34 (52.3)

42 (61.8)

  ≤ 12th (grade)

23 (35.4)

23 (33.9)

  > 12th (grade)

8 (12.3)

3 (4.4)

Marital status

  

0.56

 Single

18 (27.7)

19 (27.9)

 Married

47 (72.3)

49 (72.1)

Education level

  

0.63

  ≤ 12th (grade)

42 (64.6)

49 (72.1)

  > 12th (grade)

23 (35.4)

19 (27.9)

History of sunburn in the past month

  

0.43

 Yes

20 (30.8)

19 (27.9)

 No

45 (69.2)

49 (72.1)

  1. 1 Results of χ2 for the comparison of differences in demographic variables between the two groups