Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Characteristic | Study participants | |
|---|---|---|
Number, total = 162 | % | |
Age in years | ||
≤45 | 40 | 25 |
>45 | 122 | 75 |
Age distribution | ||
18–40 | 25 | 15 |
41–60 | 76 | 47 |
>60 | 61 | 38 |
Gender | ||
Male | 31 | 19 |
Female | 131 | 81 |
Tribe | ||
Buganda | 116 | 72 |
Basoga | 7 | 4 |
Banyankole | 13 | 8 |
Banyoro | 5 | 3 |
Others | 21 | 23 |
Occupation | ||
Peasant/farmer | 69 | 43 |
Manual labourer | 50 | 31 |
Office worker | 7 | 4 |
Unemployed | 36 | 22 |
Level of education | ||
No formal | 22 | 14 |
Primary | 96 | 59 |
Secondary | 37 | 23 |
Tertiary | 7 | 4 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 11 | 7 |
Married | 80 | 49 |
Divorced/separated | 71 | 44 |