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. 2021 Oct 29;21:735. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04168-8

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

Sociodemographic Parameter Universal n = 391 (100%) Selective n = 204 (100%)
Age (Years);
  < 25 44 (11.25) 9 (4.41)
 25–34 281 (71.87) 128 (62.75)
 35–44 61 (15.60) 62 (30.39)
  ≥ 45 5 (1.28) 5 (2.45)
Occupation;
 Civil Servant 169 (43.22) 98 (48.04)
 Self Employed 62 (15.86) 32 (15.69)
 Trader 95 (24.30) 52 (25.49)
 Student 35 (8.95) 9 (4.41)
 House Wife 30 (7.67) 13 (6.37)
Tribe;
 Igbo 364 (93.09) 181 (88.73)
 Hausa 5 (1.28) 5 (2.45)
 Others 22 (5.43) 18 (8.82)
Marital Status;
 Single 13 (3.32) 0 (0)
 Married 378 (96.68) 204 (100)
Educational Status;
 Primary School 5 (1.28) 0 (0)
 Secondary School 105 (26.85) 60 (29.41)
 Tertiary 281 (71.87) 144 (70.59)
Parity;
 0 119 (30.43) 50 (24.51)
 1–4 267 (68.29) 149 (73.04)
  ≥ 5 5 (1.28) 5 (2.45)