Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the study population
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 15–29 | 383 | 32.0 |
| 30–44 | 711 | 59.4 |
| 45–64 | 102 | 8.5 |
| Residency | ||
| Rural | 759 | 63.5 |
| Urban | 437 | 36.5 |
| Educational attainment | ||
| Nil | 245 | 20.5 |
| Primary | 778 | 65.1 |
| Secondary and above | 173 | 14.5 |
| Religion | ||
| Islam | 1063 | 88.9 |
| Other | 133 | 11.1 |
| Occupation | ||
| Farming | 336 | 28.1 |
| Blue collar | 438 | 36.6 |
| White collar | 422 | 35.3 |
| Earning | ||
| Sufficient | 145 | 12.1 |
| Moderately Sufficient | 721 | 60.3 |
| Insufficient | 330 | 27.6 |
| Number of household members | ||
| 2–4 | 395 | 33.0 |
| 5–8 | 612 | 51.2 |
| > 8 | 189 | 15.8 |
| Household head | ||
| Male | 1159 | 96.9 |
| Female | 37 | 3.1 |
| Reads news paper | ||
| Yes | 590 | 49.3 |
| No | 606 | 50.7 |
| Watches TV | ||
| Yes | 1100 | 92.0 |
| No | 96 | 8.0 |
| Listens to radio | ||
| Yes | 195 | 16.3 |
| No | 1001 | 83.7 |
| Ever heard of family planning (FP) in TV | ||
| Yes | 389 | 32.5 |
| No | 807 | 67.5 |
| Heard about FP from community health workers | ||
| Yes | 88 | 7.4 |
| No | 1108 | 92.6 |
| Heard about FP in community events | ||
| Yes | 87 | 7.3 |
| No | 1109 | 92.7 |
| Heard about FP from: poster/billboard/leaflet | ||
| Yes | 327 | 27.3 |
| No | 869 | 72.7 |