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. 2016 Oct 5;95(4):902–907. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0874

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants

Age mean age: 37.2 (±17) years; median: 35 years (interquartile range = 25–50); range: 2–90 years
Age group in years (N = 964) Frequency % (95% confidence intervals
 < 10 41 4.3 (3.1–5.7)
 10–19 100 10.4 (8.6–12.4)
 20–29 202 21.0 (18.5–23.6)
 30–39 209 21.6 (19.2–23.4)
 40–49 154 16.0 (13.8–18.4)
 50–59 144 14.8 (12.8–17.3)
 60–69 70 7.3 (5.7–9.0)
 ≥ 70 44 4.6 (3.4–6.0)
Marital status those aged 18 years and above (N = 828)
 Married 558 67.4
 Single 194 23.4
 Widowed 60 7.3
 Separated/divorced 14 1.7
 Others 2 0.2
Sex (N = 965)
 Males 525 54.4
 Females 440 45.6
Education (N = 939)
 No formal education 153 16.2
 Primary 230 24.5
 Secondary 316 33.7
 Tertiary 198 21.1
 Postgraduate 42 4.5
Occupation of those above 18 years (N = 831)
 Self-used 383 46.1
 Used for wages 280 33.7
 Unemployed 70 8.4
 Retired 30 3.6
 Students 68 8.2
Monthly income in naira (Inline graphic) (N = 728)
 < 18,000 352 48.4
 18,000 to < 35,000 194 26.6
 35,000 to < 70,000 101 13.9
 70,000 to 120,000 42 5.8
 > 120,000 39 5.3