Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants.
Variable | Options | Frequency | Percent (%) | Mean age (SD) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants | 1,763 | 100 | ||
Age in complete years | 32.1 (9.9) | |||
Age group in years | 18 to 30 | 892 | 50.6 | |
31 to 40 | 549 | 31.1 | ||
41 to 50 | 231 | 13.1 | ||
51 and above | 91 | 5.2 | ||
Sex | Female | 759 | 43.1 | |
Male | 1,004 | 56.9 | ||
Marital status | Single | 891 | 50.5 | |
Married | 811 | 46.0 | ||
Divorced | 42 | 2.4 | ||
Other* | 19 | 1.1 | ||
Occupation | Farmers | 247 | 14 | |
Business | 284 | 16.1 | ||
Health workers | 418 | 23.7 | ||
Household | 67 | 3.8 | ||
Security | 49 | 2.8 | ||
Student | 346 | 19.6 | ||
Teacher | 119 | 6.7 | ||
Driver | 50 | 2.8 | ||
Others** | 183 | 10.4 | ||
Location (region) | Western | 756 | 42.9 | |
Central | 517 | 29.3 | ||
Eastern | 263 | 14.9 | ||
Northern | 227 | 12.9 |
Other*: Widowed, cohabiting, separated and in relation.
Other**: Technologist and point of entry agent.