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Socio-demographics
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|
All
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4187
|
92 (6.0)
|
239 (9.6)
|
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Age (years)
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|
18–29
|
1371 (45.5)
|
16 (2.7)
|
85 (8.9)
|
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30–49
|
1890 (39.7)
|
55 (9.6)
|
106 (10.3)
|
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50–69
|
926 (14.7)
|
21 (6.6)
|
48 (10.0)
|
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Education
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|
Secondary or more
|
1057 (24.7)
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29 (6.4)
|
44 (7.8)
|
|
Standard 5–8
|
1227 (34.0)
|
34 (5.4)
|
77 (12.1)
|
|
Standard 1–4
|
1318 (31.3)
|
27 (5.6)
|
89 (10.0)
|
|
None
|
581 (10.0)
|
2 (9.8)
|
28 (5.5)
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Marital status
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|
Never married
|
418 (14.4)
|
11 (5.4)
|
11 (6.0)
|
|
Married/cohabiting
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2888 (73.0)
|
70 (6.4)
|
152 (9.7)
|
|
Separated/divorced/widowed
|
866 (12.6)
|
11 (3.2)
|
76 (11.2)
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Employment status
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|
Nonpaid or unemployed
|
2329 (56.2)
|
29 (5.3)
|
167 (10.5)
|
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Employed or student
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1756 (43.8)
|
62 (6.5)
|
70 (7.7)
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Residence
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|
Rural
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3343 (89.1)
|
82 (6.1)
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188 (9.5)
|
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Urban
|
844 (10.9)
|
10 (5.2)
|
51 (10.2)
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Language of interview
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|
Tumbuka
|
145 (4.3)
|
3 (6.2)
|
4 (5.4)
|
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Chewa
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3535 (78.3)
|
62 (5.5)
|
193 (9.2)
|
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English
|
506 (17.5)
|
27 (8.0)
|
42 (12.7)
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Psychosocial distress
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|
Alcohol family problem
|
294 (8.3)
|
27 (19.1)
|
27 (23.0)
|
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Family member attempted suicide
|
172 (5.4)
|
9 (6.0)
|
20 (22.8)
|
|
Family member died from suicide
|
96 (2.5)
|
4 (3.2)
|
13 (27.6)
|
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Passive smoking
|
700 (20.7)
|
23 (8.7)
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44 (12.2)
|
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Physical factors and risk behaviours
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|
Systolic blood pressure (< 100 mmHg)
|
289 (6.4)
|
7 (14.8)
|
19 (8.9)
|
|
Not taking anti-hypertension medication
|
301 (5.6)
|
2 (2.4)
|
34 (15.3)
|
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Body mass index
|
|
Normal
|
2756 (73.0)
|
65 (5.9)
|
151 (10.2)
|
|
Underweight
|
277 (8.5)
|
11 (4.1)
|
16 (18.1)
|
|
Overweight
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655 (13.5)
|
12 (6.9)
|
34 (7.6)
|
|
Obesity
|
319 (5.0)
|
3 (1.4)
|
22 97.1)
|
|
Diabetes status
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|
No
|
3590 (97.0)
|
77 (5.6)
|
203 (9.1)
|
|
Prediabetes
|
103 (1.7)
|
2 (6.7)
|
9 (19.7)
|
|
Diabetes
|
73 (1.3)
|
3 (11.5)
|
5 (11.2)
|
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Raised total cholesterol
|
457 (8.2)
|
9 (10.0)
|
27 (6.0)
|
|
Heart attack, angina or stroke
|
312 (6.5)
|
7 (5.5)
|
38 (18.6)
|
|
Early smoking initiation (≤ 14 years)
|
26 (0.5)
|
4 (34.4)
|
1 (17.6)
|
|
Current smokeless tobacco use
|
78 (1.4)
|
1 (1.1)
|
9 (16.7)
|
|
Current alcohol use
|
558 (17.3)
|
34 (7.6)
|
11 (19.4)
|
|
Alcohol dependence
|
152 (5.0)
|
10 (9.5)
|
2 (7.7)
|
|
No active transport
|
365 (8.0)
|
5 (2.0)
|
44 (19.6)
|
|
Sedentary behaviour
|
233 (5.6)
|
10 (12.7)
|
16 (10.6)
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