Table 1 |
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Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents |
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Classification |
Characteristics |
Frequency (Total = 265) |
Percentage |
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Gender |
Male |
115 |
43.4 |
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Female |
150 |
56.6 |
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Marital Status |
Single |
8 |
3 |
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Married |
202 |
76.2 |
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Widowed |
55 |
20.8 |
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Ethnic Grouping |
Yoruba |
257 |
97 |
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Ibo |
8 |
3 |
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Religious Affiliation |
Christianity |
176 |
66.4 |
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Islam |
88 |
33.2 |
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Traditional |
1 |
0.4 |
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Educational Status |
None |
76 |
28.7 |
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Primary |
42 |
15.8 |
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Secondary |
62 |
23.4 |
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Tertiary |
85 |
32.1 |
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Social Class |
White Collar |
99 |
37.4 |
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Self Employed |
91 |
34.3 |
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Blue Collar |
22 |
8.3 |
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Missing |
53 |
20 |
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Age |
30–39 |
3 |
1.1 |
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40–49 |
22 |
8.3 |
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50–59 |
70 |
26.4 |
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>60 |
162 |
61.1 |
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Unknown age |
8 |
3.0 |
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Ogunlana et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009 9:25 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-9-25 |
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