Table 1 The socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
From: Factors influencing dropout rate of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy
Age | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
15–19 | 7 | 3.7 |
20–24 | 41 | 22.3 |
25–29 | 62 | 33.7 |
30–34 | 38 | 20.7 |
35–39 | 25 | 13.6 |
40+ | 11 | 6 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 175 | 95.1 |
 Single | 5 | 2.7 |
 Co-habitation | 4 | 2.2 |
Level of education | ||
 No forma education | 82 | 44.5 |
 Primary | 34 | 18.5 |
 JHS/JHS/Middle School | 20 | 10.9 |
 SSS/SHS | 37 | 20.1 |
 Technical/vocational | 2 | 1.1 |
 Tertiary | 9 | 4.9 |
Religion | ||
 Islam | 144 | 78.3 |
 Christianity | 34 | 18.5 |
 Traditional | 3 | 1.6 |
 Others | 3 | 1.6 |
Occupation | ||
 Government workers | 19 | 10.3 |
 Farmers | 33 | 17.9 |
 Traders | 61 | 33.3 |
 Food processors | 25 | 13.6 |
 Seamstress | 21 | 11.4 |
 Hair dressers | 17 | 9.2 |
 Others | 8 | 4.3 |
Parity | ||
 Nil | 19 | 12.4 |
 1–2 | 77 | 41.8 |
 Above 2 | 88 | 45.8 |