Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

Gender (%)

73.33

26.67

Age (in years)

31.91 (9.80)

30.33 (8.98)

36.25 (10.82)

Illness duration (in months)

20.45 (43.63)

22.06 (42.54)

15.91 (47.26)

Education level (%)

 None

1.1

0

4.2

 Primary

25.6

21.2

37.5

 Secondary

43.3

47

33.3

 Matric

28.9

30.3

25

 Diploma/university

1.1

1.5

0

Employment status (%)

 Full time

15.6

7.6

37.5

 Part time

33.3

6.1

16.7

 Casual

6.7

12.1

8.3

 Pensioner

1.1

0

4.2

 Unemployed (studying)

10

12.1

4.2

 Unemployed (and willing and able to work)

45.6

56.1

16.7

 Unemployed (unable to work)

7.8

6.1

12.5