Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in the study

CharacteristicsRespondents, n, (%)
Country of residence
 Nigeria482 (97.4)
 Others13 (2.6)
Geopolitical zone of residence
 North-Central243 (49.1)
 North-East29 (5.9)
 North-West30 (6.1)
 South-East68 (13.7)
 South-South39 (7.9)
 South-West86 (17.4)
Marital status
 Single100 (20.2)
 Married379 (76.6)
 Divorced/separated9 (1.8)
 Widowed7 (1.4)
Age (years)
 Less than 201 (0.2)
 20–2961 (12.3)
 30–39142 (28.7)
 40–49159 (32.1)
 50–5993 (18.8)
 60 years and above39 (7.9)
Sex
 Female189 (38.2)
 Male306 (61.8)
Religion
 African traditional religion2 (0.4)
 Christianity409 (82.6)
 Islam79 (16.0)
 Others3 (0.6)
Education qualification
 Non formal18 (3.6)
 Primary2 (0.4)
 Secondary20 (4.0)
 Tertiary455 (91.9)
Work status
 Working338 (87.5)
 Not working38 (7.7)
 Student24 (4.8)