Table 1.
Differential Participants' Socio-Demographic Characteristics
| N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants characteristics | Doctors (N =110) | Parents with SCD children (N=130) | Adult SCD patients (N=89) | P values |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 81.1 | 20.0 | 57.3 | 0.001 |
| Female | 19.9 | 80.0 | 42.7 | |
| Mean age (year±sem) | 34.7±0.8 | 39.6±1 | 23±2.1 | 0.001 |
| Practice/living Location | ||||
| Urban | 76.5 | 89.0 | 84.3 | 0.5 |
| Rural | 33.5 | 11.0 | 15.7 | |
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 88.3 | 93.0 | 95.5 | 0.5 |
| Muslim | 1.9 | 5.4 | 3.0 | |
| Traditionala/others | 9.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |
| Level of education (N=128) | ||||
| No formal | NA | 2.3 | 2.9 | |
| Primary | NA | 15.6 | 15.7 | |
| Secondary | NA | 60.9 | 52.9 | |
| University | 100 | 21.1 | 28.6 | 0.00 |
| Employment status (N=128) | ||||
| Employed | 100 | 61.7 | 18.5 | 0.00 |
| Unemployed /never work/ student | NA | 38.3 | 81.5 | |
a
Traditional refers to practice of indigenous African ancestral culture; NA, not applicable.