Table 2 Demographics associated with clubs improving patient health
Socio-demographic characteristics | Clubs improved my health | Total (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
Ethnicity | ||||
 Asian | 0 (0) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 0. 197 |
 Black | 54 (94.7) | 658 (97.8) | 712 (97.5) |  |
 Coloured | 3 (5.3) | 10 (1.5) | 13 (1.8) |  |
 White | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) |  |
Gender | ||||
 Female | 26 (45.6) | 399 (59.3) | 425 (58.2) | 0.44 |
 Male | 31 (54.4) | 274 (40.7) | 305 (41.8) |  |
Type of dwelling | ||||
 Formal | 54 (94.7) | 449 (66.7) | 503 (68.9) |  < 0. 001 |
 Informal | 3 (5.3) | 224 (33.3) | 227 (31.1) |  |
Employment status | ||||
 Employed | 14 (24.6) | 297 (44.1) | 311 (42.6) | 0. 004 |
 Unemployed | 43 (75.4) | 376 (55.9) | 419 (57.4) |  |
Nationality | ||||
 Non-South African | 0 (0.00) | 63 (9.4) | 63 (8.6) | 0. 016 |
 South Africa | 57 (100.0) | 610 (90.6) | 667 (91.4) |  |
Age | ||||
 20–29 | 15 (26.3) | 75 (11.1) | 90 (12.3) | 0.002 |
 30–39 | 18 (31.6) | 298 (44.3) | 316 (43.3) |  |
 40–49 | 16 (28.1) | 234 (34.8) | 250 (34.2) |  |
 50–59 | 5 (8.8) | 57 (8.5) | 62 (8.5) |  |
 60–69 | 3 (5.3) | 9 (1.3) | 12 (1.6) |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Cohabitating | 3 (5.3) | 89 (13.2) | 92 (12.6) | 0. 001 |
 Divorced | 5 (8.8) | 14 (2.1) | 19 (2.6) |  |
 Married | 8 (14.0) | 155 (23.0) | 163 (22.3) |  |
 Single | 37 (64.9) | 399 (59.3) | 436 (59.7) |  |
 Widowed | 4 (7.0) | 16 (2.4) | 20 (2.7) |  |
Highest education | ||||
 Below matric | 32 (56.1) | 329 (48.9) | 361 (49.5) | 0. 487 |
 Certificate | 5 (8.8) | 68 (10.1) | 73 (10.0) |  |
 Degree | 1 (1.8) | 3 (1.4) | 4 (5) |  |
 Diploma | 2 (3.5) | 17 (2.5) | 19 (2.6) |  |
 Matric | 17 (29.8) | 256 (38.0) | 273 (37.4) |  |
Number of people in household | ||||
 1.0 | 7 (12.3) | 53 (7.9) | 60 (8.2) | 0. 477 |
 2.0 | 8 (14.0) | 89 (13.2) | 97 (13.3) |  |
 3.0 | 13 (22.8) | 161 (23.9) | 174 (23.8) |  |
 4.0 | 9 (15.8) | 148 (22.0) | 157 (21.5) |  |
 5.0 | 12 (21.1) | 95 (14.1) | 107 (14.7) |  |
 6.0 | 4 (7.0) | 66 (9.8) | 70 (9.6) |  |
 7.0 | 4 (7.0) | 31 (4.6) | 35 (4.8) |  |
 8.0 | 0 (0.0) | 22 (3.3) | 22 (3.0) |  |
 9.0 | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.2) | 8 (1.1) |  |