Impact of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Education Intervention on Health-Promoting Behaviors and Health Status of Postmenopausal Women: A Quasi-Experimental Study from Sri Lanka
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in experimental and control groups (n = 72).
Characteristics
Subcategory
Experimental group (n = 37), mean (SD) or frequency (%)
Control group (n = 35), mean (SD) or frequency (%)
value
Age (years)
54.6 (4.5)
56.5 (3.4)
0.06
Age at menopause (years)
47.9 (4.2)
49.0 (4.0)
0.24
Time since menopause (years)
4.6 (2.1)
5.2 (2.0)
0.30
Employment status
Employed
9 (24.3)
7 (20.0)
0.77
Unemployed
28 (75.7)
28 (80.0)
Civil status
Married
30 (81.1)
28 (80.0)
0.90
Single or widowed or divorced
7 (18.9)
7 (20.0)
Living companion
With husband and children
24 (64.9)
21 (60.0)
0.20
With husband or children
9 (24.3)
5 (14.3)
Alone or living with others
4 (10.8)
9 (25.7)
Education status
Primary education
5 (13.5)
10 (28.6)
0.20
Secondary education
18 (48.6)
15 (42.9)
Upper secondary or tertiary education
14 (37.8)
10 (28.6)
Monthly income
Below 20000 LKR
25 (67.6)
27 (51.9)
0.36
Above 20000 LKR
12 (32.4)
8 (22.9)
Parity
Nulliparous
3 (8.1)
3 (8.6)
0.77
1–3 children
26 (70.3)
22 (62.9)
4–7 children
8 (21.6)
10 (28.6)
LKR = Sri Lankan rupees (150LKR = 1USD). Living with others includes parents, siblings, friends, or relatives. Primary education = grade 5–10; secondary education = GCE ordinary level. Groups were compared with the independent sample t-test. Groups were compared with chi-square test of independence.
