Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age of participants (in years) | ||
| 18-24 | 227 | 78.0 |
| 25-31 | 66 | 18.6 |
| 32-38 | 7 | 2.0 |
| 39-45 | 5 | 1.4 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Mandinka | 112 | 31.5 |
| Fula | 63 | 17.7 |
| Wolof | 74 | 20.4 |
| Serahuli | 14 | 3.9 |
| Manjago | 31 | 8.7 |
| Serer | 11 | 3.1 |
| Jola | 34 | 9.6 |
| Others | 16 | 7.5 |
| Religion | ||
| Islam | 324 | 88.5 |
| Christianity | 41 | 11.5 |
| Faculty/school of study | ||
| Agriculture and Environmental Sciences | 16 | 4.5 |
| Arts and Sciences | 101 | 28.5 |
| Business and Public Administration | 82 | 23.1 |
| Education | 15 | 4.2 |
| Engineering and Architecture | 9 | 2.5 |
| Information Technology and Communication | 13 | 3.7 |
| Journalism and Digital Media | 21 | 5.9 |
| Law | 22 | 6.2 |
| Medicine and Allied Health Sciences | 76 | 21.4 |
| Year of study | ||
| Freshman | 93 | 26.2 |
| Sophomore | 159 | 44.8 |
| Junior | 67 | 18.9 |
| Senior | 36 | 10.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 280 | 78.9 |
| Married | 75 | 21.1 |
| Parity | ||
| Nullipara | 316 | 89.0 |
| Primipara | 31 | 8.7 |
| Multipara | 8 | 2.3 |
| Age at menarche (in years) | ||
| 10 to 12 | 97 | 27.3 |
| 13-15 | 219 | 61.7 |
| 16 and above | 39 | 11.0 |