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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: Evaluation of HIV infection in febrile patients visiting health centers in Lagos, Nigeria

Variables

Character

Number of participants (%)

Marital status

Single

161 (51.9)

Married

140 (45.2)

Divorced

6 (1.9)

Widowed

3 (1.0)

Religion

Christianity

146 (47.0)

Islam

155 (50.0)

Traditional

3 (1.0)

Others

6 (2.0)

Tribe

Yoruba

211 (68.1)

Igbo

60 (19.4)

Hausa

26 (8.4)

Others

13 (4.2)

Educational level

Primary

81 (26.1)

Secondary

132 (42.6)

Tertiary

80 (25.8)

None

17 (5.5)

Occupation

Civil servant

50 (16.1)

Entrepreneur

53 (17.1)

Artisan

146 (47.1)

Farmer

7 (2.3)

Unemployed

54 (17.4)