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. 2016 Jun;14(1):6–12.

Table 1:

Socio-demographic characteristics including respondents’ driving history

Socio-demographic characteristics Intervention Control Statistic p-value
n (%) n (%)
N = 98 N = 78 χ2

Age group (years)a
 31 - 40 4 (4.2) 6 (7.9)
 41 - 50 32 (33.3) 34 (44.7)
 ≥ 51 60 (62.5) 36 (47.4) 4.192 0.123
Mean Age (±S.D) years 51.7 (5.8) 50.6 (5.8) t = 1.224 0.223
Marital statusb
 Married 96 (99.0) 78 (100)
 Widowed 1 (1.0) - -
Religion
 Christianity 75 (76.5) 54 (69.2)
 Islam 23 (23.5) 24 (30.8) 1.182 0.306
Tribe
 Yoruba 83 (84.7) 69 (88.5)
 Other 15 (15.3) 9 (11.5)
Highest level of education -
 Primary 69 (70.4) 51 (65.4)
 Secondary 24 (24.5) 23 (39.5)
 Post secondary - 4 (5.1)
 Others 5 (5.1) -
Driving history
Number of years working in U.Ic
  ≤ 10 years   12 (12.4) 16(20.8)
  11 - 20 years 44 (45.4) 31 (40.3)
  21 - 30 years 26 (26.8) 19 (24.7)
  31 years and above 15 (15.5) 11 (14.3) 2.260 0.520
Mean (S.D) 19.2 (9.2) 18.2 (9.1) 0.649 0.809
Proportion of respondents who have been involved in accidents
  Yes 11 (11.2) 5 (6.4)
  No 87 (88.8) 73 (93.6) 1.218 0.270
Proportion of respondents who have assisted RTA victims in the month preceding the survey
  Yes 62 (63.3) 43 (55.1)
  No 36 (36.7) 35 (44.9) 1.195 0.274
Proportion of respondents who haveever received training on first aid
  Yes 52 (53.1) 52 (66.7)
  No 46 (46.9) 26 (33.3) 3.326 0.068
*

Others including including Edo, Efik, Ishan

a =

no response (2 in the intervention group, 2 in control group)

b =

no response (1 in the intervention group)

c =

no response (2 in the intervention and 1 in the control group)