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