Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 323 validation study participants recruited from two non-communicable diseases clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi
Age | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Mean age in years | 53.8 (11.4) |
Gender | n (%) |
Female | 244 (75.5) |
Male | 79 (24.5) |
Education | |
No education | 27 (8.4) |
Primary school | 153 (47.4) |
Secondary | 127 (39.3) |
Tertiary | 16 (5.0) |
Marital status | |
Married | 249 (77.0) |
Never married | 8 (2.5) |
Widowed | 50 (15.5) |
Separated/divorced | 16 (5.0) |
Employment Status | |
Unemployed | 179 (55.4) |
Student | 1 (0.3) |
Employed | 64 (19.8) |
Micro & Small scale Enterprise | 79 (24.5) |
Religious affiliation | |
Christian | 305 (94.4) |
Moslem | 17 (5.3) |
None | 1 (0.3) |