Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents before and after intervention
| Variables | Pre-intervention (N = 252) frequency (%) | Post-intervention (N = 252) frequency (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | |||
| < 25 | 49 (19.4) | 32 (12.7) | 0.003 |
| 25–34 | 85 (33.7) | 110 (43.7) | |
| 35–44 | 58 (23.0) | 72 (28.6) | |
| 45–54 | 29 (11.5) | 27 (10.7) | |
| 55–64 | 19 (7.5) | 8 (3.2) | |
| > 64 | 12 (4.8) | 3 (1.2) | |
| Mean age | 36.2 ± 13.7 | 34.5 ± 10.0 | 0.120 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 151 (59.9) | 129 (51.2) | 0.060 |
| Male | 101 (40.1) | 123 (48.8) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 72 (28.6) | 61 (24.2) | 0.289 |
| Married | 157 (62.3) | 174 (69.0) | |
| Cohabiting | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Separated | 7 (2.8) | 4 (1.6) | |
| Divorced | 2 (0.8) | 4 (1.6) | |
| Widowed | 11 (4.4) | 9 (3.6) | |
| Education | |||
| No formal | 42 (17.7) | 30 (12.0) | 0.054 |
| Primary | 50 (19.8) | 69 (27.4) | |
| Secondary | 104 (41.3) | 112 (44.4) | |
| Post-secondary | 56 (22.2) | 41 (16.3) | |
| Religion | |||
| Christianity | 118 (46.8) | 98 (38.9) | 0.228 |
| Islam | 133 (52.8) | 151 (59.9) | |
| Traditional | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) | |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Yoruba | 134 (53.2) | 152 (60.3) | 0.223 |
| Hausa | 66 (26.2) | 61 (24.2) | |
| Igbo | 33 (13.1) | 29 (11.5) | |
| Others | 19 (7.5) | 10 (4.0) | |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 186 (73.8) | 204 (81.0) | 0.070 |
| Unemployed | 66 (26.2) | 48 (19.0) | |
| Occupation N | 186 | 204 | |
| Senior professional | 3 (1.6) | 3 (1.5) | 0.126 |
| Intermediate professional | 21 (11.3) | 14 (6.9) | |
| Junior professional/skilled | 43 (23.1) | 60 (29.4) | |
| Semiskilled | 91 (48.9) | 109 (53.4) | |
| Unskilled | 28 (15.1) | 18 (8.8) | |
| Status of the unemployed N | 66 | 48 | |
| Housewife | 28 (42.4) | 24 (50.0) | 0.310 |
| Student | 25 (37.9) | 14 (29.2) | |
| Apprentice | 6 (9.1) | 8 (16.7) | |
| Retired | 7 (10.6) | 2 (4.2) | |