Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
Variable |
Frequency (n = 384) |
Percentage (%) |
Age group (Years) |
|
|
60-64 |
111 |
28.9 |
65-69 |
90 |
23.4 |
70-74 |
87 |
22.7 |
75-79 |
54 |
14.1 |
≥ 80 |
42 |
10.9 |
Mean ± SD |
68.64 ± 7.2 |
|
Gender |
|
|
Male |
124 |
32.3 |
Female |
260 |
67.7 |
Education |
|
|
None |
61 |
15.9 |
Primary |
107 |
27.9 |
Secondary |
119 |
30.9 |
Tertiary |
97 |
25.3 |
Marital status |
|
|
Single |
3 |
0.8 |
Married |
196 |
51.0 |
Separated |
16 |
4.2 |
Widowed |
166 |
43.2 |
Divorced |
3 |
0.8 |
Religion |
|
|
Christianity |
285 |
74.2 |
Islam |
99 |
25.8 |
Ethnic group |
|
|
Yoruba |
274 |
71.3 |
Igbo |
97 |
25.3 |
Hausa |
5 |
1.3 |
Others |
8 |
2.1 |
Average monthly income (Naira) |
|
|
< 50,000 |
160 |
41.6 |
50,000-100,000 |
141 |
36.7 |
101,000-200,000 |
49 |
12.8 |
> 200,000 |
34 |
8.9 |
Amount spent on drugs in the last year (Naira) |
|
|
< 50,000 |
27 |
7.0 |
50,000-100,000 |
96 |
25.0 |
101,000-200,000 |
107 |
27.9 |
> 200,000 |
154 |
40.1 |
SD: Standard Deviation