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. 2010 Jun;2(2):75–83. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v2i2.41

Table 1: Characteristics of Participants.

N %
Profession
Doctor 156 58
Nurse 61 22.7
Midwife 12 4.4
Social worker 29 10.8
Others 11 4.1
Gender
Male 147 56.5
Female 113 43.5
Age (years)
21-30 116 45.1
31-40 105 40.9
41-60 36 14.0
Marital status
Married 145 55.1
Single 108 41.1
Divorced 6 2.3
Separated 4 1.5
Religion
Muslim 114 42.7
Catholic 47 17.6
Protestant 76 28.5
Others 30 11.2
Ethnicity
Hausa 84 31.5
Ibo 70 26.2
Yoruba 28 10.5
Others 85 31.8
Department
Medicine 41 15
Surgery 41 15
Pediatric 44 16.1
Obstetrics/Gynecology 36 13.2
General practice 81 29.7
Others 30 11

N = absolute number

% = percentage of total within the group