Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of participants.
Variable |
Frequency (N = 464) |
Percentage (%) |
Descriptive statistics |
Age (years): |
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21-30 |
61 |
13.1 |
Mean (± SD) = 39.85 (± 8.49) Range: 21-63 |
31-40 |
225 |
48.5 |
|
41-50 |
118 |
25.4 |
|
51-63 |
60 |
12.9 |
|
Gender: |
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Male |
189 |
40.7 |
|
Female |
275 |
59.3 |
|
Living status: |
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Living alone |
67 |
14.4 |
|
Living with another adult(s) |
66 |
14.2 |
|
Living with children and another adult(s) |
286 |
61.6 |
|
Living with children, elderly person(s) and/or person(s) with a chronic medical condition |
45 |
9.7 |
|
Marital status: |
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Single/Never married |
88 |
18.9 |
|
Married |
354 |
76.3 |
|
Cohabiting |
1 |
0.2 |
|
Divorced |
3 |
0.7 |
|
Widowed |
11 |
2.4 |
|
Separated |
7 |
1.5 |
|
Occupation: |
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Medical doctor |
296 |
63.8 |
|
Nurse |
168 |
36.2 |
|
Years of practice: |
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1-5 |
106 |
22.8 |
Mean (± SD) = 12.36 (± 8.47) |
6-10 |
126 |
27.2 |
|
11-15 |
113 |
24.4 |
|
16-20 |
53 |
11.4 |
|
21-39 |
66 |
14.2 |
|
Employer: |
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Government |
393 |
84.7 |
|
Private |
71 |
15.3 |
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The number of participants by geopolitical zones in Nigeria: |
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South-South |
295 |
63.6 |
|
South-West |
82 |
17.7 |
|
South-East |
11 |
2.4 |
|
North-Central |
45 |
9.7 |
|
North-West |
26 |
5.6 |
|
North-East |
5 |
1.1 |