Table 1 Composition of community groups involved in LE interventions
Group characteristics | Average age | Group location | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18–30 years | 31+ years | Rural | Urban | |||
Group type | % | % | p-value | % | % | p-value |
Religious (n = 22) | 4 % | 38 % | 0.000** | 15 % | 27 % | 0.432 |
Traders (n = 8) | 0 % | 15 % | 10 % | 6 % | ||
Widows (n = 1) | 0 % | 2 % | 2 % | 0 % | ||
CVG (n = 3) | 8 % | 0 % | 4 % | 2 % | ||
Music/singers (n = 2) | 4 % | 0 % | 2 % | 2 % | ||
Artisans (n = 5) | 7 % | 2 % | 8 % | 2 % | ||
Youth groups (n = 11) | 13 % | 7 % | 13 % | 7 % | ||
Total (n = 52) | 36 % | 64 % | 54 % | 46 % | ||
Gender distribution | ||||||
Male dominated (n = 15) | 17 % | 12 % | 0.005** | 15 % | 13 % | 0.779 |
Female dominated (n = 36) | 17 % | 52 % | 37 % | 33 % | ||
Equal distribution (n = 1) | 0 % | 2 % | 2 % | 0 % | ||
Total | 34 % | 66 % | 54 % | 46 % | ||
Literacy/education | ||||||
+Mainly literates (n = 11) | 8 % | 13% | 0.000** | 15 % | 6 % | 0.421 |
++Mainly illiterates (n = 12) | 21 % | 2% | 11 % | 12 % | ||
Literates/illiterates (n = 29) | 6 % | 50% | 27 % | 29 % | ||
Total | 35 % | 65% | 53 % | 47 % | ||
Group dynamics | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | p-value | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | p-value |
Active membership (n = 52) | 60.4(15.0) | 60.2(18.3) | 0.9668 | 56.6(16.9) | 64.5(16.6) | 0.0967* |
Engagement duration (n = 52) | 41.5(17.0) | 40.8(12.1) | 0.8634 | 44.5(15.1) | 37.1(11.2) | 0.0523* |
Average time per discussant (n = 52) | 1.7(1.4) | 1.3(1.3) | 0.3139 | 1.1(1.2) | 1.7(1.5) | 0.1203 |