Table 1 Socio-demographic status of participants with respect to place of assignment
Socio-demographic status | Total (N = 127) | Northern region (n = 67) | Southern region (n = 60) | Chi-square test (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | (Mean = 39.4, SD = 7.4, p = 0.691a) | |||
Low (≤39.4) | 62 (48.8%) | 35 (52.2%) | 27 (45%) | 0.368 |
High (>39.4) | 64 (50.4%) | 31 (46.3%) | 33 (55%) | |
Gender | ||||
Man | 13 (10.2%) | 7 (10.4%) | 6 (10%) | 0.934 |
Woman | 114 (89.8%) | 60 (89.6%) | 54 (90%) | |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 12 (9.4%) | 6 (9%) | 6 (10%) | 0.518 |
Married | 105 (82.7%) | 56 (83.6%) | 49 (81.7%) | |
Divorced | 2 (1.6%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.3%) | |
Widowed | 6 (93%) | 3 (4.5%) | 3 (5%) | |
Education | ||||
No grade completed | 3 (2.4%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (1.7%) | 0.404 |
Elementary | 1 (0.8%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.7%) | |
High school | 61 (48%) | 36 (53.7%) | 25 (41.7%) | |
College | 58 (45.7%) | 28 (41.8%) | 30 (50%) | |
Higher | 4 (3.1) | 1 (1.5%) | 3 (5%) | |
Occupation | ||||
Homemakers | 93 (73.2%) | 49 (73.1%) | 44 (73.3%) | 0.408 |
Farmer: coconut | 6 (4.7%) | 1 (1.5%) | 5 (8.3%) | |
Farmer: rice | 8 (6.3%) | 5 (7.5%) | 3 (5%) | |
Fishery | 15 (11.8%) | 8 (11.9%) | 7 (11.7%) | |
Tourism-related | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | |
Midwife | 2 (1.6%) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (1.7%) | |
Other | 2 (1.6%) | 2 (3%) | 0 (0%) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Bicolana | 7 (5.5%) | 4 (6%) | 3 (5%) | p < 0.001 *** |
Bisaya | 28 (22%) | 11(16.4%) | 17 (28.3%) | |
Ceuano | 7 (5.5%) | 5 (7.5%) | 2 (3.3%) | |
Cuyunon | 33 (26%) | 27 (40.3%) | 6 (10%) | |
Ilocano | 5 (3.9%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (8.3%) | |
Kagayan | 3 (2.4%) | 1 (1.5%) | 2 (3.3%) | |
Mindanao | 2 (1.6%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.3%) | |
Palawan | 4 (3.1%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (6.7%) | |
Tagalog | 14 (11%) | 6 (9%) | 8 (13.3%) | |
Tagbanwa | 5 (3.9%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (8.3%) | |
Mixed | 4 (3.1%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (3.3%) | |
Other | 4 (3.1%) | 1 (1.5%) | 3 (5%) | |
Religion | ||||
Catholic | 86 (67.7%) | 52 (77.6%) | 34 (56.7%) | 0.006** |
Christian except Catholic | 35 (27.6%) | 15 (22.4%) | 20 (33.3%) | |
Muslim | 6 (4.7%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (10%) | |
Household wealth 1 | (Median = 3, SD = 1.62, p = 0.000a***) | |||
Low (≤3) | 59 (46.5%) | 19 (31.7%) | 40 (59.7%) | 0.002** |
High (>3) | 68 (53.5%) | 41 (68.3%) | 27 (40.3%) | |
Duration of work as microscopist (month) | (Median = 104, SD =38.7, p = 0.002b***) | |||
Low (≤104) | 71 (55.9%) | 25 (41.7%) | 46 (58.7%) | 0.002** |
High (>104) | 56 (44.1%) | 35 (58.3%) | 21 (31.3%) | |
Distance from home to nearest health center (min) | (Median = 15, SD = 26.3, p = 0.796c) | |||
Low (≤15) | 73 (57.5%) | 32 (53.4%) | 41 (61.2%) | 0.371 |
High (>15) | 54 (42.5%) | 28 (46.7%) | 26 (38.8%) | |
Reason for becoming microscopist | ||||
Voluntary | 119 (93.7%) | 60 (89.6%) | 59 (98.3%) | 0.042 |
Nominee | 8 (6.3%) | 7 (10.4%) | 1 (1.7%) | |