Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics and smoking behaviour of patent medicine vendors in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, 2023 (N = 320).

Characteristic

Frequency (N)

Percentage (%)

Sex

   

  Female

209

65.3

  Male

111

34.7

Mean age [years] (SD)

31.7 (9.4)

 

Age group

   

  18-27 years

111

34.7

  28-38 years

150

46.9

  39-49 years

41

12.8

  50-73 years

18

5.6

Educational status

   

  Primary

6

1.9

  Vocational

37

11.6

  Secondary

198

61.9

  Tertiary

79

24.7

Marital status

   

  Single (never married)

113

35.3

  Currently married

206

64.4

  Separated/divorced/widowed

1

0.3

Location of patent medicine shop

   

  Rural

128

40

  Urban

192

60

Religious affiliation

   

  Christianity

318

99.4

  Traditional

2

0.6

Ever smoked tobacco cigarette

   

  Yes

15

4.7

  No

305

95.3

Ever smoked e-cigarette

   

  Yes

0

100

  No

320

0

Note: PMV: Patent Medicine Vendor; SD: Standard Deviation