Table 1.
Respondents' social and demographic characteristics.
| Characteristic | Frequency (%) (n = 250) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 15–19 | 38 (15.2) |
| 20–24 | 74 (29.6) |
| 25–29 | 57 (22.8) |
| 30–34 | 46 (18.4) |
| 39-40 | 35 (14.0) |
| Education | |
| No education | 20 (8.0) |
| Quranic only | 75 (30.0) |
| Primary | 80 (32.0) |
| Secondary | 71 (28.0) |
| Postsecondary | 4 (1.6) |
| Parity | |
| Primigravida | 58 (23.2) |
| Multigravida | 117 (46.8) |
| Grand multigravida | 75 (30.0) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hausa | 179 (71.6) |
| Fulani | 40 (16.0) |
| Yoruba | 9 (3.6) |
| Igbo | 6 (2.4) |
| Others | 16 (6.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 242 (96.8) |
| Widowed | 8 (3.2) |
| Occupations | |
| Unemployed | 169 (67.6) |
| Petty trading | 77 (30.8) |
| Civil service | 2 (0.8) |
| Employed in private sector | 2 (0.8) |