Effect of Health Education on Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity among Female Teachers Aged 40–60 Years in Asmara, Eritrea: A Quasiexperimental Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.

Variable	Number	Percent
Age (mean = 48.97, SD = 5.47)
Educational level
Certificate	80	80.8
Diploma	16	16.2
Degree	3	3.0
Occupation
Elementary school teacher	82	82.8
Junior school teacher	13	13.2
High school teacher	4	4.0
Marital status
Married	77	77.8
Single	11	11.1
Divorced	8	8.1
Separated	3	3.0
Ethnicity
Tigrigna	98	99.0
Shao	1	1.0
Religion
Orthodox	81	81.8
Muslim	4	4.0
Catholic	8	8.2
Protestant	3	3.0
Other	3	3.0
Gross monthly salary
<66.67$	3	3.0
66.67$–133.27$	13	13.1
133.3$–166.6$	68	68.7
>166.67$	15	15.2