Table 1.
Characteristics of study respondents
| Respondents N(%) |
|
|---|---|
| Characteristics of the Respondent | |
| Place of interview | |
| Bandafassi area | 223 (83.2) |
| Tambacounda/Kédougou | 45 (16.8) |
| Age | |
| <25 years old | 52 (19.4) |
| 25–34 years old | 64 (23.9) |
| 35–44 years old | 64 (23.9) |
| ≥45 years old | 88 (32.8) |
| Education | |
| Never been to school | 217 (81.0) |
| Ever been to school | 51 (19.0) |
| Characteristics of the Sibship | |
| Ethnic group | |
| Fulani | 147 (54.9) |
| Bedik | 121 (45.1) |
| Mandinka | |
| All siblings have the same biological father? | |
| No | 89 (33.2) |
| Yes | 179 (66.8) |
| Number of sisters interviewed during SSH | |
| 1 | 100 (37.3) |
| 2 or more | 168 (62.7) |
| 2 | 94 (35.1) |
| 3 | 51 (19.0) |
| 4 | 8 (3.0) |
| 5 | 15 (5.6) |
| N | 268 |
Notes: Column percentages are in parentheses.
Source: 2010 SSH Survey.