Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (n=500)
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Frequency (%) |
| Age (years) | |
| <20 | 48 (9.6) |
| 20–29 | 227 (45.4) |
| 30–39 | 98 (19.6) |
| 40–49 | 48 (9.6) |
| 50 & above | 79 (15.8) |
| (Mean = 32.85 ±12years) | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 217 (43.4) |
| Female | 283 (56.6) |
| Educational status | |
| No formal education | 91 (18.2) |
| Primary | 118 (23.6) |
| Secondary | 218 (43.6) |
| Tertiary | 73 (14.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 164 (32.8) |
| Marrried | 317 (63.4) |
| Widowed | 17 (3.4) |
| Divorced | 2 (0.4) |
| Occupation | |
| Farmers | 35 (7.0) |
| Traders | 167 (33.4) |
| Artisans | 156 (31.2) |
| Students | 104 (20.8) |
| Civil servants/Professionals | 22 (4.4) |
| Unemployed | 16 (3.2) |