Table 1.
The sociodemographic characteristics of the women enrolled in the study.
Characteristics | Number of women (%) N = 170 |
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Age (years) | |
(i) <20 | 2 (1.2) |
(ii) 20–24 | 20 (11.8) |
(iii) 25–29 | 43 (25.3) |
(iv) 30–34 | 89 (52.4) |
(v) 35–39 | 13 (7.6) |
(vi) ≥40 | 3 (1.8) |
Number of living children | |
(i) 0 | 51 (30.0) |
(ii) 1–2 | 67 (39.4) |
(iii) >2 | 52 (30.6) |
Marital status | |
(i) Married | 131 (77.1) |
(ii) Not married | 39 (22.9) |
Occupation | |
(i) Housewife | 35 (20.6) |
(ii) Unemployed | 5 (2.9) |
(iii) Employed/Working | 130 (76.5) |
Educational level completed | |
(i) No formal education | 3 (1.8) |
(ii) primary | 29 (17.1) |
(iii) Secondary | 99 (58.2) |
(iv) Tertiary | 39 (22.9) |
Ethnic group | |
(i) Yoruba | 78 (45.9) |
(ii) Igbo | 52 (30.6) |
(iii) Hausa | 13 (7.6) |
(iv) Other tribes | 27 (15.9) |