Table 1.
Socio-demographic and socioeconomic characteristics
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | ||
| 12 - 22 | 13 | 4,5 |
| 23 - 33 | 60 | 20,7 |
| 34 -44 | 77 | 26,6 |
| 45 -55 | 73 | 25,2 |
| 56 - 66 | 49 | 17 |
| 67 and over | 18 | 6,2 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 173 | 59,7 |
| Female | 117 | 40 |
| Occupation | ||
| Public sector | 50 | 17,2 |
| Private sector | 35 | 12,1 |
| Self employement | 37 | 12,8 |
| Students/pupils | 18 | 6,2 |
| Housewives | 53 | 18,3 |
| Retired | 21 | 7,2 |
| Unemployed | 76 | 26,2 |
| Marital status | ||
| Singles | 6 | 2,1 |
| Married | 186 | 64,1 |
| Divorced / Widowed | 61 | 21,0 |
| Concubinage | 37 | 12,8 |
| Education level | ||
| Not schooling | 50 | 17,2 |
| Primary | 46 | 15,9 |
| Secondary | 122 | 42,1 |
| University | 52 | 18 |
| Schooling in arabic language | 20 | 7 |
| Income periodicity | ||
| No income | 139 | 47,6 |
| Daily | 33 | 11,4 |
| Monthly | 102 | 35,2 |
| Trimestrial | 12 | 4,1 |
| Annual | 5 | 1,7 |
| Level of income | ||
| No income | 139 | 47,9 |
| Lower than the minimum salary (34 664 Fcfa) | 32 | 11,0 |
| 34 664 to 100 000 Fcfa | 31 | 10,7 |
| 100 000 to 300 000 Fcfa | 66 | 22,8 |
| 300 000 to 500 000 Fcfa | 15 | 5,2 |
| 500 000 Fcfa and More | 7 | 2,4 |
The mean age of the study population was 44.3 ±14 years with extremes ranging from 12 to 82