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. 2012 Feb 23;2012:851810. doi: 10.1155/2012/851810

Table 1.

The sociodemographic characteristics of the women enrolled in the study.

Characteristics Number of women (%) N = 170
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)