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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of clients

From: Cervical Ectropion and Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD): a five-year retrospective study of family planning clients of a tertiary health institution in Lagos Nigeria

Characteristic

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age group (years)

  

  15 - 20

4

0.6

  21 - 25

32

5.1

  26 - 30

144

22.9

  31 - 35

188

29.9

  36 - 40

143

22.8

  >40

113

18.0

  No data

4

0.6

  Total

628

100.0

Educational level

  

  None

17

2.7

  Primary

35

5.6

  Secondary

517

82.3

  Tertiary

46

7.3

  No data

13

2.1

  Total

628

100.0

Religion

  

  Christianity

511

81.4

  Islam

103

16.4

  No data

14

2.2

  Total

614

100.0

  1. Age (Mean = 34.7 years, Median = 34 years, Mode = 35 years, Standard Deviation = 6.52). The majority (75.6%) of respondents were between ages 26 and 40 years conforming averagely to the reproductive age range.