Table 2. The sociodemographic characteristics of the experimental and control groups

Sociodemographic variable Experimental (n1 = 10) Control (n2 = 10)
Person Proportion (%) Person Proportion (%)
Gender
 Male 4 40.0 5 50.0
 Female 6 60.0 5 50.0
Age
 ≤ 70 2 20.0 1 10.0
 71–80 5 50.0 6 60.0
 ≥ 81 3 30.0 3 30.0
Education level
 Not schooled 0 00.0 1 10.0
 Elementary school graduate 2 20.0 4 40.0
 Middle school graduate 2 20.0 3 30.0
 ≥ High school graduate 6 60.0 2 20.0
Religious
 Yes 8 80.0 6 60.0
 No 2 20.0 4 40.0
Health condition
 Healthy 0 00.0 1 10.0
 Normal 5 50.0 4 40.0
 Not healthy 3 30.0 3 30.0
 Extremely not healthy 2 20.0 2 20.0
Economic status
 Difficult 5 50.0 5 50.0
 Normal 5 50.0 4 40.0
 Not difficult 0 00.0 1 10.0