The role of a community conversation intervention in reducing stigma related to lower limb lymphoedema in Northern Ethiopia

Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of patient respondents at baseline

Variables	Category	Intervention site		Control sites		Total
Variables	Category	n	% / mean (sd)	n	% / mean (sd)	n	% / mean (sd)
Age (years)	-	68	50.6 (14.5)	221	50.6 (13.0)	289	50.6 (13.3)
Sex	Male	30	44.1	108	48.9	138	47.8
	Female	38	55.9	113	51.1	151	52.2
	Total	68	100	221	100	289	100
Education	Cannot read or write	41	60.3	142	64.3	183	63.3
	No formal schooling but can read and write	23	33.8	63	28.5	86	29.8
	Attended formal education	4	5.9	16	7.2	20	6.9
	Total	68	100	221	100	289	100
Marital status	Single	4	5.9	6	2.7	10	3.5
	Married	39	57.4	143	64.7	182	63
	Separated/divorced	21	30.9	38	17.2	59	20.4
	Widowed	4	5.9	34	15.4	38	13.1
	Total	68	100	221	100	289	100
Occupation	Paid work	0	0	1	0.5	1	0.3
	Own business	5	7.4	15	6.8	20	6.9
	Farming	54	79.4	173	78.3	227	78.5
	Housewife	6	8.8	28	12.7	34	11.8
	Student	1	1.5	2	0.9	3	1
	Unemployed	0	0	1	0.5	1	0.3
	Other	2	2.9	1	0.5	3	1
	Total	68	100	221	100	289	100
Relative income	Very low	11	16.2	29	13.1	40	13.8
	Low	39	57.4	122	55.2	161	55.7
	Middle	17	25	66	29.9	83	28.7
	High	1	1.5	2	0.9	3	1
	Very high	0	0	2	0.9	2	0.7
	Total	68	100	221	100	289	100
Lymphoedema stage left	Stage 0	2	2.9	5	2.3	7	2.4
	Stage 1	6	8.8	11	5	17	5.9
	Stage 2	14	20.6	62	28.1	76	26.3
	Stage 3	36	52.9	130	58.8	166	57.4
	Stage 4	6	8.8	8	3.6	14	4.8
	Stage 5	4	5.9	5	2.3	9	3.1
	Total	68	100	221	100	289	100
Lymphoedema stage right	Stage 0	2	2.9	3	14	5	1.7
	Stage 1	5	7.4	13	5.9	18	6.2
	Stage 2	14	20.6	63	28.5	77	26.6
	Stage 3	40	58.8	127	57.5	167	57.8
	Stage 4	4	5.9	10	4.5	14	4.8
	Stage 5	3	4.4	5	2.3	8	2.8
	Total	68	100	221	100	289	100

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