Table 1.
Background characteristics of participants.
Variable | Frequency | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | <20 | 41 | 17.6 |
20-34 | 148 | 63.5 | |
≥35 | 44 | 18.9 | |
Marital status | Legally married | 215 | 92.3 |
Cohabitation | 18 | 7.7 | |
Religion | Christianity | 66 | 28.3 |
Islam | 167 | 71.7 | |
Occupation | Unemployed | 53 | 22.7 |
Farmer | 149 | 64.0 | |
Trader | 31 | 13.3 | |
Educational level | No education | 113 | 48.5 |
Primary/JHS | 103 | 44.2 | |
SHS/tertiary | 17 | 7.3 | |
Parity | 0-1 | 99 | 42.5 |
2-3 | 78 | 33.5 | |
4+ | 56 | 24.0 |