Table 1.
the sociodemographic characteristics of the study population
| Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 16-20 | 35(9.9) |
| 21-35 | 289(81.4) | |
| ≥36 | 31(8.7) | |
| Educational status | None | 2(0.6) |
| Primary | 27(7.6) | |
| Secondary | 143(40.3) | |
| Post-secondary | 183(51.5) | |
| Marital status | Single | 130(36.6) |
| Married | 225(63.4) | |
| Employment status | Employed | 206(58) |
| Unemployed | 149(42) | |
| Religious affiliation | Christian | 354(99.7) |
| Muslim | 1(0.3) | |
| Region of origin | Center | 4(1.1) |
| Littoral | 8(2.2) | |
| South west | 137(38.5) | |
| North west | 161(45.3) | |
| West | 36(10.1) | |
| North | 5(1.4) | |
| Others | 4(1.1) |