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Table 2 Demographic differences between cases and controls

From: The rise of assertive community interventions in South Africa: a randomized control trial assessing the impact of a modified assertive intervention on readmission rates; a three year follow-up

  

Cases

Controls

Total

Gender

Male

22 (69)

19 (79)

41 (73)

Female

10 (31)

5 (21)

15 (27)

Total:

32 (100)

24 (100)

56 (100)

Ethnicity

Caucasian

1 (3)

0 (0)

1 (2)

Coloured

30 (94)

21 (88)

51 (91)

Xhosa

1 (3)

3 (13)

4 (7)

Total:

32 (100)

24 (100)

56 (100)

Marital status

Single

27 (84)

18 (75)

45 (80)

Married

3 (9)

2 (8)

5 (9)

Divorced

2 (6)

4 (17)

6 (11)

Total:

32 (100)

24 (25)

56 (100)

Language

Afrikaans

29 (94)

21 (88)

50 (91)

English

1 (3)

0 (0)

1 (2)

Xhosa

1 (3)

3 (13)

4 (7)

Total:

31 (100)

24 (100)

55 (100)

Employment

Unemployed

31 (97)

24 (100)

55 (98)

Casual

1 (3)

0 (0)

1 (2)

Total:

32 (100)

24 (100)

56 (100)

Residence**

Metro

32 (100)

19 (79)

51 (91)

Rural

0 (0)

5 (21)

5 (9)

Total:

32 (100)

24 (100)

56 (100)

Accommodation

Family

32 (100)

24 (100)

56 (100)

Total:

32 (100)

24 (100)

56 (100)

Highest Level of Education

Elementary

14 (44)

5 (21)

19 (34)

Secondary

14 (44)

14 (58)

28 (50)

Matric

4 (13)

4 (17)

8 (14)

None

0 (0)

1 (4)

1 (2)

Total:

32 (100)

24 (100)

56 (100)

Adverse events

None

30 (94)

24 (100)

54 (96)

Pregnancy

1 (3)

0 (0)

1 (2)

Death

1 (3)

0 (0)

1 (2)

Total:

32 (100)

24 (100)

56 (100)

Status changes

No change

27 (84)

20 (83)

47 (84)

Discharge from Intervention

2 (6)

0 (0)

2 (4)

Included in Intervention

2 (6)

4 (17)

6 (11)

Death

1 (3)

0 (0)

1 (2)

Total:

32 (100)

24 (100)

56 (100)

Disability grant

Yes

28 (88)

22 (92)

50 (89)

No

4 (13)

2 (8)

6 (11)

 

Total:

32 (100)

24 (100)

56 (100)

  1. **Significant difference detected (Fisher’s test: p-value = 0.01).