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