Table 1.
Summary statistics for demographic and exposure characteristics at the study site.
| Parameter | Category/Range | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age | <20 years | 2.7 |
| 20–29 years | 26.8 | |
| 30–39 | 38.9 | |
| 40–49 | 22.3 | |
| 50–59 | 7.3 | |
| >60 | 1.8 | |
| Ethnicity | Ibibio | 45.6 |
| Anang | 4.2 | |
| Oron | 30.1 | |
| Others | 19.8 | |
| Marital status | Single/Never married | 27.0 |
| Married | 60.2 | |
| Divorced | 4.0 | |
| Cohabiting | 2.2 | |
| Widowed | 6.5 | |
| Educational Attainment | Primary School | 7.0 |
| Secondary Sch | 26.0 | |
| Vocational/Techn | 12.6 | |
| Professional | 27.5 | |
| Post-secondary | 26.8 | |
| Employment | Employed | 27.5 |
| Un-employed | 72.2 | |
| Use of cigarettes | Regular smoker | 16.7 |
| Body mass index (BMI) | Severely underwt (<16.5 kg/m2) | 4.3 |
| Underwt (16.5–18.5) | 6.5 | |
| Normal (18.5–25) | 51.5 | |
| Overwt (25–30) | 25.5 | |
| Obese (>30) | 12.3 | |
| Distance of residence from visible oil pollution | <50 m | 7.2 |
| 50–100 m | 41.9 | |
| 100–500 m | 36.3 | |
| >500 m | 14.1 | |
| Distance of residence from gas flaring facility | <50 m | 6.2 |
| 50–100 m | 41.6 | |
| 100–500 m | 25.1 | |
| >500 m | 26.8 | |
| Exposure to (contact with) oil pollution | Never | 5.7 |
| 1–5 times/mo | 52.7 | |
| 5–10 times/mo | 40.1 | |
| >10 times/mo | 1.3 | |
| Perception of oil contamination of drinking water | Not contaminated | 1.0 |
| Slightly contaminated | 3.3 | |
| Contaminated | 18.6 | |
| Highly contaminated | 76.9 | |
| Emotional distress about local oil pollution | Worried | 81.0 |
| Fearful | 72.0 | |
| Frightened | 68.0 | |
| Angry | 86.0 | |
| Stressed | 66.0 |