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. 2017 Dec 12;9:905–911. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S144953

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics, occupation, and parity (N=335)

Variables Frequency Percentage
Age (years)
15–19 10 3.00
20–24 30 9.00
25–29 115 34.30
30–34 115 34.30
>35 65 19.40
Occupation
Civil servant 195 58.20
Trader 35 10.40
Farmer 10 3.00
Housewife 45 13.40
Others 50 15.00
Highest level of education
Primary 5 1.50
Secondary 80 23.90
Tertiary 250 74.60
Tribe
Igbo 320 95.50
Yoruba 10 3.00
Hausa 0 0
Others 5 1.50
Marital status
Single 5 1.50
Married 330 98.50
Parity
None 35 10.40
1 105 31.30
2–4 160 47.80
>5 35 10.40