Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents N=434.
| Variable | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
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| Age range (18 – 49yers). Mean 30 years; SD 7.4years | ||
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| Age groups, n=434 | ||
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| 18-30 | 254 | 59 |
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| 31-49 | 180 | 41 |
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| Education, n=434 | ||
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| No formal education | 052 | 12 |
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| Had formal education | 382 | 88 |
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| Level of education, n=382 | ||
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| Primary | 258 | 68 |
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| Secondary | 117 | 31 |
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| Diploma | 005 | 01 |
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| Graduate | 002 | 01 |
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| Marital status, n=434 | ||
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| Single | 042 | 10 |
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| Married | 276 | 63 |
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| Separated | 068 | 16 |
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| Widowed | 048 | 11 |
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| Type of Marriage (if married), n=276 | ||
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| Monogamous | 209 | 76 |
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| Polygamous | 067 | 24 |
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| Order of Marriage (if polygamous), n=67 | ||
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| First wife | 027 | 40 |
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| Second wife | 038 | 57 |
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| Third wife | 001 | 1 |
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| Fourth wife | 001 | 1 |
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| Religion, n=434 | ||
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| Catholic | 306 | 71 |
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| Protestants | 110 | 25 |
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| Muslim | 016 | 04 |
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| Seventh Day Adventist | 002 | 00 |
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| Occupation, n=434 | ||
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| Peasant Farmers | 235 | 54 |
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| Business | 175 | 40 |
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| Civil Servants | 024 | 06 |
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| Monthly income, n=434 | ||
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| $0-34 | 258 | 59 |
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| $35-250 | 176 | 41 |