Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of respondents and respondents’ destinations
| Variable | Frequency (n = 479) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age Groups | ||
| 18–29 | 159 | 33.2 |
| 30–39 | 153 | 31.9 |
| 40–49 | 99 | 20.7 |
| 50 and above | 68 | 14.2 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 147 | 30.7 |
| Male | 332 | 69.3 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 185 | 38.6 |
| Married | 275 | 57.4 |
| Divorced/Separated | 5 | 1.0 |
| Widowed/widower | 14 | 2.9 |
| Educational Status | ||
| No formal | 1 | 0.2 |
| Primary | 19 | 4.0 |
| Secondary | 65 | 13.6 |
| Undergraduate | 201 | 42.0 |
| Postgraduate | 193 | 40.3 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed (Student/trainee/Retired) | 89 | 18.6 |
| Employed | 390 | 81.4 |
| Monthly income in Naira | ||
| Less than or equal to 30,000 | 33 | 6.9 |
| 30,001 to 120,000 | 164 | 34.2 |
| 120,001 to 240,000 | 154 | 32.2 |
| 240,001 to 480,000 | 76 | 15.9 |
| 480,001 to 960,000 | 32 | 6.7 |
| Greater than 960,000 | 20 | 4.2 |
| Religion | ||
| Christianity (Orthodox, Protestant, Catholic) | 333 | 69.5 |
| Islam | 42 | 8.8 |
| Others (Buddhism, Hindu, Sikhism, Paganism) | 98 | 20.5 |
| None | 6 | 1.3 |
| Nationality | ||
| Nigerian | 321 | 67.0 |
| Non-Nigerian | 158 | 33.0 |
| WHO Region of Residence | ||
| AFRO | 350 | 73.1 |
| SEARO | 91 | 19.0 |
| AMRO | 16 | 3.3 |
| EURO | 15 | 3.1 |
| EMRO | 6 | 1.3 |
| WPRO | 1 | 0.2 |
| Class of Country of Residence # | ||
| Developing | 451 | 94.2 |
| Developed | 28 | 5.8 |
| Region respondents are traveling to | ||
| EURO | 135 | 28.2 |
| EMRO | 109 | 22.8 |
| SEARO | 92 | 19.2 |
| AMRO | 78 | 16.3 |
| AFRO | 63 | 13.2 |
| WPRO | 2 | 0.4 |
| Area of dwelling at destination | ||
| Urban | 476 | 99.4 |
| Rural | 3 | 0.6 |
| Endemicity of diseases subject to IHR at travelers’ destination | ||
| No | 328 | 68.5 |
| Yes | ||
| Cholera | 101 | 21.1 |
| YF | 50 | 10.4 |
| Plague | 0 | 0.0 |
*Multiple responses were allowed
AFRO: African Region EMRO: Eastern Mediterranean Region EURO: European Region
AMRO: American Region SEARO: Southeast Asia Region WPRO: Western Pacific Region
#Country of residence was classified into developed and developing according to the country classification system of the 2020 World Economic Situations and Prospects (WESP) [41].