Table 1: Socio-demographics characteristics of the study population.

Characteristics

 

Frequency (n = 400)

Percentage (%)

Age

< 20 year

 20-29 years

30-39 years

 40-49 years

 50-59 years

≥ 60 years

231

68

57

26

18

0

57.8

17.0

14.3

6.5

4.5

0

Gender

Male

Female

189

211

47.3

52.8

Ethnicity

Yoruba

Hausa

Ibo

Others

303

17

34

46

75.8

4.3

8.5

11.5

Religion

Christianity

Islam

Traditional

288

111

1

72.0

27.8

0.3

Marital Status

Single

Married

Separated

Widowed

282

116

2

0

70.5

29.0

0.5

0.0

Level of Education

No formal

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

3

1

229

169

0.8

0.3

58.1

42.3

Occupation

Student

lecturer

Civil servant

Unemployed

Others

227

19

18

6

130

56.8

4.8

4.5

1.5

32.5

Medical Conditions

Hypertension

Heart disease

Diabetes mellitus

Kidney disease

Respiratory disease

Hemoglobinopathy

35

0

14

0

19

9

8.75

0

3.5

0

4.75

2.25