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. 2018 Feb 8;18:231. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5126-1

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the respondents

Characteristics Non-compliant N (%) Compliant N (%) aP-value
Age (Years)
  < 19 1 (0.5%) 3 (1.5%) P > 0.05
 20–29 68 (34.3%) 65 (32.8%)
 30–39 82 (41.5%) 89 (45.0%)
 40–49 42 (21.2%) 30 (15.1%)
 50–59 4 (2.0%) 9 (4.6%)
  > 60 1 (0.5%) 2 (1.0%)
Level of Education b
 Quaranic 50 (25.3%) 40 (20.2%) P > 0.05
 Primary 68 (34.3%) 52 (26.3%)
 Secondary 64 (32.3%) 81 (40.9%)
 Tertiary 16 (8.1%) 25 (12.6%)
Occupation
 Petty Trader 76 (38.4%) 57 (28.8%) P > 0.05
 Business Woman 25 (12.6%) 27 (13.6%)
 Company Worker 1 (0.5%) 3 (1.5%)
 Civil Servant 3 (1.5%) 9 (4.5%)
 House-wife 93 (47.0%) 102 (51.5%)
Income (USD/Day)
  < 0.15 104 (52.5%) 93 (47.0%) P > 0.05
 0.16–0.29 50 (25.3%) 46 (23.2%)
 0.30–0.45 24 (12.1%) 35 (17.7%)
 0.46–0.65 9 (4.5%) 15 (7.6%)
 0.66–0.79 6 (3.0%) 5 (2.5%)
  > 0.80 5 (2.5%) 4 (2.0%)

a Statistical significance at p < 0.05 (2-tailed)

b Quaranic = 2 years schooling; Primary = 6 years; Secondary = 9-12 years; Tertiary = 16 years and above