Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

Gender

Female

306

82.26

Male

66

17.74

Age

18 to 30

112

30.11

31 to 40

164

44.09

41 to 50

84

22.58

> 50

12

3.23

Religion

SDA

13

3.49

Born-again

48

12.90

Catholic

103

27.69

Moslem

85

22.85

Protestant

121

32.53

Others

2

0.54

Education background

Primary

200

53.76

Secondary

111

29.84

tertiary

26

6.99

uneducated

35

9.41

Occupation

Employed

118

31.72

unemployed

254

68.28

Marital status

Married

314

84.41

Not married

58

15.59

Number of children

<=5

262

70.43

> 5

110

29.57

Number of children with SCD/SCA

1

263

70.70

> 1

109

29.30