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. 2013 Mar 27;6:123. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-123

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population

Variable Rural men n = 173 n (%) Urban men n = 163 n (%) P-value Rural women n = 159 n (%) Urban women n = 172 n (%) P-value
Age in years
 
 
 
 
 
 
  18–20
8 (4.6%)
2 (1.2)
 
6 (3.8)
2 (1.2)
 
  21–30
40 (23.1)
24 (14.7)
 
39 (24.5)
23 (13.4)
 
  31–40
45 (26.0)
50 (30.7)
 
53 (33.3)
60 (34.9)
 
  41–50
21 (12.1)
31 (19.0)
 
20 (12.6)
48 (27.9)
 
  51–60
34 (19.7)
37 (22.7)
 
17 (10.7)
29 (16.9)
 
  61–70
22 (12.7)
16 (9.8)
 
12 (7.5)
10 (5.8)
 
  71–80
3 (1.7)
3 (1.8)
 
12 (7.5)
3 (0)
 
Marital Status
 
 
0.024
 
 
<0.001
  Married
143 (82.7)
131 (80.4)
 
142 (89.3)
120 (69.8)
 
  Single
28 (16.2)
21 (12.9)
 
8 (5.0)
22 (12.8)
 
  Divorced/widowed
2 (1.2)
11 (6.7)
 
9 (5.7)
30 (17.4)
 
Parity
 
 
 
 
 
<0.001
  Nulliparous
--
--
 
76 (47.8)
34 (19.8)
 
  1–3
--
--
 
37 (23.3)
35 (20.4)
 
  4–7
--
--
 
44 (27.6)
89 (51.7)
 
  8–10
--
--
 
2 (1.3)
14 (8.1)
 
Occupation
 
 
<0.001
 
 
<0.001
  None
15 (8.7)
16 (9.8)
 
4 (2.5)
23 (13.4)
 
  Student
0 (0)
0 (0)
 
0 (0)
0 (0)
 
  Applicant
0 (0)
3 (1.8)
 
0 (0)
1 (0.6)
 
  Trading
42 (24.3)
66 (40.5)
 
39 (24.5)
98 (57.0)
 
  Farmer
93 (53.8)
38 (23.3)
 
111 (69.8)
15 (8.7)
 
  Civil servant
23 (13.3)
37 (22.7)
 
5 (3.1)
32 (18.6)
 
  Clergy
0 (0)
0 (0)
 
0 (0)
3 (1.7)
 
  Chief
0 (0)
3 (1.8)
 
0 (0)
0 (0)
 
Level of Education
 
 
<0.001
 
 
<0.001
  None
0 (0)
60 (36.8)
 
2 (1.3)
76 (44.2)
 
  Primary
87 (50.3)
34 (20.8)
 
90 (56.6)
40 (23.3)
 
  Junior Secondary
40 (23.1)
16 (9.8)
 
37 (23.3)
8 (4.7)
 
  Senior Secondary
27 (15.6)
22 (13.5)
 
26 (16.4)
33 (19.2)
 
  OND
15 (8.7)
19 (11.9)
 
4 (2.5)
12 (7.0)
 
  Bachelor
3 (1.7)
8 (4.9)
 
0 (0)
2 (1.2)
 
  Masters
1 (0.6)
4 (2.5)
 
0 (0)
1 (0.6)
 
Tobacco smoking
 
 
<0.001
 
 
<0.001
  Smokers
48 (27.7)
14 (8.6)
 
21 (13.2)
2 (1.2)
 
  Non-smokers
120 (69.4)
149 (91.4)
 
136 (85.5)
170 (98.8)
 
Alcohol consumption
 
 
0.207
 
 
<0.001
  Yes
26 (15)
17 (10.4)
 
31 (19.5)
2 (1.2)
 
  No 147 (85.0) 146 (89.6)   128 (80.5) 170 (98.8)  

OND = ordinary national diploma.