Table 1. Distribution of the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 316).
Variable | Category | n | % |
Sex | Male | 164 | 53.2 |
Female | 148 | 46.8 | |
Age | 16 | 51 | 6.1 |
17 | 97 | 30.7 | |
18 | 114 | 36.1 | |
19 | 54 | 17.1 | |
Religion | Muslim | 154 | 48.7 |
Christian | 162 | 51.3 | |
Grown residence | Rural | 39 | 12.3 |
Urban | 277 | 87.7 | |
Mother alive | Yes | 263 | 83.2 |
No | 53 | 16.8 | |
Father alive | Yes | 239 | 75.6 |
No | 77 | 24.4 | |
Raised by whom | Both parents | 186 | 58.9 |
One parent | 59 | 18.7 | |
Relatives | 71 | 22.5 | |
Father education | Primary | 157 | 49.7 |
Secondary | 106 | 33.5 | |
Post-secondary | 53 | 16.8 | |
Mothers education | Primary | 181 | 57.3 |
Secondary | 100 | 31.6 | |
Post-secondary | 35 | 11.1 |