Characteristics of study participants
| Characteristics | Control group n (%) | Intervention Group n (%) | ||
| Baseline | 1 month | 6 months | ||
| Ethno-cultural group | ||||
| African Black | 13 (31.7) | 22 (36.6) | 16 (37.2) | 13 (34.2) |
| Chinese | 10 (24.4) | 11 (18.3) | 10 (23.3) | 8 (21.1) |
| Filipino | 5 (12.2) | 8 (13.3) | 5 (11.6) | 5 (13.2) |
| Indian | 10 (24.4) | 10 (16.6) | 7 (16.3) | 7 (18.4) |
| Pakistani | 1 (2.4) | 6 (10.0) | 5 (11.6) | 5 (13.2) |
| Other | 2 (4.9) | 3 (5.0) | --- | --- |
| Age | ||||
| <35 | 15 (36.6) | 16 (26.6) | 11 (25.6) | 10 (26.3) |
| 35–50 | 21 (51.2) | 36 (60.0) | 27 (62.8) | 25 (65.8) |
| >50 | 5 (12.2) | 7 (11.6) | 5 (11.6) | 3 (7.9) |
| Not reported | --- | 1 (1.6) | --- | --- |
| Years in Canada | ||||
| <1 | 4 (9.8) | 9 (15.0) | 7 (16.3) | 8 (21.1) |
| 1–6 | 16 (39.0) | 28 (46.6) | 21 (48.8) | 18 (55.3) |
| 7–12 | 14 (34.2) | 19 (31.7) | 13 (30.2) | 11 (29.0) |
| >12 | 7 (17.1) | 3 (5.0) | 2 (4.7) | 1 (2.6) |
| Not reported | --- | 1 (1.6) | --- | --- |
| Intervention | ||||
| Group session | --- | 56 (93.3) | 39 (90.7) | 34 (89.5) |
| Video only | --- | 4 (6.7) | 4 (9.3) | 4 (10.5) |
| Total | 41 | 60 | 43 | 38 |