Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in the CG and IG.
Variables | Group | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IG (n = 40) | CG (n = 40) | ||||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | ||
Gender | |||||
Female | 28 | 70 | 24 | 60 | 0.348 |
Male | 12 | 30 | 16 | 40 | |
Martial status | |||||
Married | 37 | 92.5 | 39 | 97.5 | 0.305 |
Single/Widow/Divorced | 3 | 7.5 | 1 | 2.5 | |
Education | |||||
Diploma and less | 17 | 42.5 | 23 | 57.5 | 0.18 |
Academic | 23 | 57.5 | 17 | 42.5 | |
Occupation | |||||
Housewife | 3 | 7.5 | 10 | 25 | 0.007 |
Employed | 19 | 47.5 | 25 | 62.5 | |
Self-employed | 18 | 45 | 5 | 12.5 | |
Number of family members | |||||
1–3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 32.5 | 0.066 |
4–6 | 34 | 85 | 27 | 67.5 | |
Income adequacy | |||||
Relatively sufficient | 22 | 55 | 29 | 72.5 | 0.104 |
Sufficient | 18 | 45 | 11 | 27.5 | |
Causes of burns | |||||
Hot water and liquids | 6 | 15 | 7 | 17.5 | 0.911 |
Flammable materials and equipment | 6 | 15 | 7 | 17.5 | |
Hot water vapor | 9 | 22.5 | 11 | 27.5 | |
Chemicals | 10 | 25 | 8 | 20 | |
A history of hospitalization for burns | |||||
Yes | 9 | 22.5 | 12 | 30 | 0.768 |
No | 31 | 77.5 | 28 | 70 | |
Burn site | |||||
Arms | 11 | 27.5 | 14 | 35 | 0.446 |
legs | 12 | 30 | 11 | 27.5 | |
Anterior and posterior trunk/Head and neck | 17 | 42.5 | 15 | 37.5 | |
Burn percentage | |||||
10–14 | 31 | 77.5 | 33 | 82.5 | 0.576 |
15–19 | 7 | 17.5 | 6 | 15 | |
≥ 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.5 | |
