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. 2018 Jul 23;6(3):247–252. doi: 10.1177/2374373518790072

Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Respondents.

Variable n Percent
Age (mean 40.9 ± 9.0) years
 20-29 18 6.3
 30-39 126 44.4
 40-49 89 31.3
 50-59 41 14.4
 ≥60 10 3.6
Sex
 Male 236 83.1
 Female 48 16.9
Ethnicity
 Hausa 197 69.4
 Fulani 41 14.4
 Yoruba 12 4.2
 Others 34 12.0
Religion
 Islam 263 92.6
 Christianity 21 7.4
Educational level
 None 3 1.1
 Primary 3 1.1
 Secondary 22 7.7
 Tertiary 256 90.1
Marital status
 Married 258 90.8
 Single 22 7.7
 Widowed 3 1.1
 Divorced/separated 1 0.4
Family type
 Monogamous 216 76.1
 Polygamous 46 16.2
 Still single 22 7.7
Family size (median = 6 ± 4.8)
 0-4 84 29.6
 5-9 152 53.5
 ≥10 48 16.9
Residential location
 Within Kano state 282 99.3
 Outside Kano state 2 0.7
Workplace location
 Within Kano state 254 89.4
 Outside Kano state 30 10.6