Table 2: Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents.

Variable

Frequency
(n = 260)

Percentage (%)

Age (years)

15 - 19

20 - 24

25 - 29

30 - 34

≥ 35

 

6

41

99

80

34

 

2.3

15.8

38.1

30.8

13.1

Marital status

Single

Married

Cohabiting

 

10

239

11

 

3.8

91.9

4.2

Type of marriage

Monogamous

Polygamous

Single or cohabiting

 

235

4

21

 

90.4

1.5

8.1

Religion

Christianity

Islam

Traditional religion

 

258

1

1

 

99.2

0.4

0.4

Ethnicity

Igbo

Ijaw

Yoruba

Ibibio

Urhobo

Anang

Epie/Atissa

Ukwuani

Ogbia

Ogoni

Edo

Kalabari

Igala

Ikwere

Idoma

Nembe

Ogoja

Ndoni

 

71

113

6

9

16

3

17

1

4

5

1

2

1

3

2

4

1

1

 

27.3

43.5

2.3

3.5

6.2

1.2

6.5

0.4

1.5

1.9

0.4

0.8

0.4

1.2

0.8

1.5

0.4

0.4