Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents in the intervention and control groups.
Group | Intervention group (N = 47) | Control group (N = 47) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | |
Gender | 0.99 a | ||||
Female | 24 | 51.1 | 23 | 48.9 | |
Male | 23 | 48.9 | 24 | 51.1 | |
Education | 0.36 b | ||||
Primary school | 6 | 12.8 | 2 | 4.3 | |
Middle school | 7 | 14.9 | 6 | 12.8 | |
High school | 13 | 27.7 | 19 | 40.4 | |
University degree | 21 | 44.7 | 20 | 42.6 | |
The duration of the disease | 0.14 b | ||||
6 months to 1 year | 8 | 17 | 6 | 44.7 | |
1 year to 5 years | 11 | 23.4 | 20 | 42.6 | |
More than 5 years | 28 | 59.6 | 21 | 44.7 | |
How to control the disease | 0.94 b | ||||
Oral medications | 35 | 74.5 | 34 | 72.3 | |
Insulin injection | 8 | 17 | 8 | 17 | |
Both | 4 | 8.5 | 5 | 10.6 | |
Other diseases | 0.53 a | ||||
Yes | 26 | 55.3 | 22 | 46.8 | |
No | 21 | 44.7 | 25 | 53.2 | |
