Table 1 Comparison of the basic demographic characteristics of the participants who completed the study with the lost-to-follow ups
Demographic Characteristic | Respondents | Dropouts | Significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Age (n = 269) | |||||
30–40 years | 22 | 8.9 | 2 | 8.3 | X2 = 0.34, Df = 2 |
40–50 years | 178 | 72.4 | 17 | 75.0 | P = 0.85 |
50–60 years | 46 | 18.7 | 4 | 16.7 | |
Religion (n = 270) | |||||
Buddhist | 234 | 94.8 | 22 | 97.0 | X2 = 0.85, Df = 1 |
Non-Buddhist | 13 | 5.2 | 1 | 3.0 | P = 0.3 |
Educational status (n = 268) | |||||
Below O/L | 12 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | Fisher’s Exact |
O/L and above | 233 | 95.1 | 23 | 100.0 | P = 0.6 |
Civil status (n = 270) | |||||
Married | 235 | 95.1 | 20 | 87.5 | Fisher’s Exact |
Unmarried | 12 | 4.9 | 3 | 12.5 | P = 0.13 |
Daughters’ age (n = 270) | |||||
Less than 15 | 93 | 37.7 | 6 | 26.1 | X2 = 1.34, Df = 2 |
15 years or more | 154 | 62.3 | 17 | 73.9 | P = 0.5 |