Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents.
| Variables | Frequency (N = 812) | Percent (%) |
| Age: | ||
| <20 | 148 | 18.2 |
| 21 –30 yrs | 349 | 43.0 |
| 31–40 yrs | 165 | 20.3 |
| 41 – 50 yrs | 73 | 9.0 |
| 51 – 60 yrs | 37 | 4.6 |
| Above 60 yrs | 40 | 4.9 |
| Sex: | ||
| Female | 407 | 50.1 |
| Male | 405 | 49.9 |
| Marital Status: | ||
| Married | 522 | 64.3 |
| Single | 283 | 34.9 |
| Divorced | 1 | 0.1 |
| Others | 6 | 0.7 |
| Religion: | ||
| Christianity | 310 | 38.2 |
| Islamic | 488 | 60.1 |
| Others | 14 | 17.0 |
| Educational Status: | ||
| Primary | 179 | 22.0 |
| Secondary | 368 | 45.3 |
| Tertiary | 162 | 20.0 |
| Non formal | 103 | 12.7 |
| Occupational Status: | ||
| Civil Servant | 53 | 6.5 |
| Trading | 328 | 40.4 |
| Artisan | 221 | 27.2 |
| Retiree/Unemployed | 18 | 2.2 |
| Schooling | 154 | 19.0 |
| Farming/Herbalist | 38 | 4.7 |