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. 2022 Jul 2;22:519. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03576-4

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

Characteristics Frequency Percentage (%)
Age (Years), N= 855
  18–39 years 460 53.8
  40–59 years 291 34.0
   ≥ 60 104 12.2
  Missing 0 0

  Median age: 38, IQR: 28 – 50

  Mean age: 40.2, SD:14.7

Sex of participant, N= 855
  Male 159 18.6
  Female 696 81.4
Marital status, N= 855
  Married/Cohabiting 567 66.6
  Single/Never married 93 10.9
  Separated/Divorced 96 11.3
  Widowed/Widower 95 11.2
  Missing 4
Education Attainment, N= 842
  Primary 327 38.8
  Secondary 281 33.4
  Tertiary 97 11.5
  University 46 5.5
  No formal education 91 10.8
  Missing 13
Religion, N= 855
  Catholic 328 38.5
  Anglican 289 33.9
  Islam 98 11.5
  Pentecostal/Born again 128 16.0
  Others 9 1.1
  Missing 3
Employment, N= 848
  No formal employment 315 37.2
  Formal employment 533 62.8
  Missing 7
University teaching hospital
  Makerere University (Mak) 281 32.9
  Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) 286 33.5
  Gulu University (GU) 288 33.7
Specialty Clinic
  Diabetic Clinic 382 44.7
  Medicine Ward 58 6.8
  Gynecology clinic 172 20.1
  Gynecology ward 243 28.4