Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of total study subjects (N = 631) and comparison of Sample 1 and 2
From: Development and validation of a Malawian version of the primary care assessment tool
|  | Total sample (N = 631) | Sample 1(n = 323) | Sample 2 (n = 308) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Male | 220 (34.9) | 110 (34.4) | 110 (35.7) | 0.37 |
 Female | 411 (65.1) | 213 (65.6) | 198 (64.3) |  |
Age (years) | ||||
 Up to 40 | 467 (74.1) | 242 (74.9) | 225 (73.4) | 0.33 |
 41–65 | 146 (23.2) | 75 (23.2) | 71 (22.9) |  |
  > 65 | 18 (2.7) | 6 (1.9) | 12 (3.7) |  |
Education | ||||
  < 5 years of primary school | 271(43.0) | 132 (40.9) | 139 (45.1) | 0.14 |
 6–8 years of primary school | 239 (37.9) | 128 (39.6) | 111 (36.4) |  |
 Attended secondary school | 113 (17.9) | 60 (18.6) | 53 (17.2) |  |
 Post-secondary education | 8 (1.3) | 3 (0.9) | 5 (1.2) | 0.36 |
Employment | ||||
 Full time | 54 (8.6) | 31 (9.6) | 23 (7.5) | 0.17 |
 Part time | 103 (16.3) | 52 (16.1) | 51 (16.6) |  |
 Self-employed | 211 (33.4) | 101 (31.3) | 110 (35.7) |  |
 Unemployed | 263 (41.7) | 139 (43.0) | 124 (40.2) | 0.24 |
Piped water/protected well nearby within compound or nearby | ||||
 Yes | 138 (21.9) | 69 (21.1) | 69 (22.4) | 0.35 |
 No | 493 (78.1) | 254 (78.9) | 239 (77.6) |  |
Electricity in the home | ||||
 Yes | 41 (6.3) | 23 (7.1) | 18 (5.8) | 0.25 |
 No | 590 (93.7) | 300 (92.9) | 290 (94.2) |  |
Head of house employment status | ||||
 Employed | 301 (47.5) | 158 (48.9) | 143 (46.4) | 0.27 |
 Unemployed | 330 (52.5) | 165 (51.1) | 165 (53.6) |  |
Health status | ||||
 Good to Excellent | 418 (66.2) | 208 (64.4) | 210 (68.2) | 0.16 |
 Poor to Fair | 213 (33.8) | 115 (35.6) | 98 (31.8) |  |
Years in contact with HC | ||||
 Up to 2 years | 154 (24.4) | 82 (25.4) | 72 (23.4) | 0.28 |
 3–4 years | 69 (10.9) | 30 (9.3) | 39 (12.6) |  |
  > 4 years | 408 (64.7) | 211 (65.3) | 197 (64.0) |  |
Contact times with HC in past 2Â years | ||||
 0–4 times | 215 (34.1) | 107 (33.1) | 108 (35.1) | 0.30 |
 5–9 times | 171 (27.1) | 81 (25.1) | 90 (29.2) |  |
  > 10 times | 245 (38.8) | 135 (41.8) | 110 (35.7) | 0.06 |
Chronic condition | ||||
 Yes | 254 (39.6) | 139 (43.0) | 115 (36.7) | 0.06 |
 No | 377 (60.4) | 184 (57.0) | 193 (63.3) |  |