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. 2010 Jun 11;8:13. doi: 10.1186/1478-7547-8-13

Table 1.

Socio demographic characteristics of patients interviewed

Variable Response Number Percent
Age Below 18 years old 11 28.9%
18 years or older 27 71.1%
Total 38 100.0%
Sex Female 21 55.3%
Male 17 44.7%
Total 38 100.0%
Educational status Can't read and write 19 70.4%
Can read and write 7 25.9%
Attended formal education 1 3.7%
Total 27 100.0%
Occupation Farmer 6 19.4%
Trader/Merchant 3 9.7%
Government employee 4 12.9%
House wife 5 16.1%
Student 4 12.9%
House maid 2 6.5%
Daily laborer 3 9.7%
Hand craft 1 3.2%
Other 3 9.7%
Total 31 100.0%