Table 1 |
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Demographic characteristics among 1205 participants in three rural Nigerian communities |
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Overall |
Control |
Intervention |
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(n = 1205) |
(n = 594) |
(n = 611) |
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% |
Total |
% |
Total |
% |
Total |
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Sex |
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Male |
53.5 |
(643/1201) |
47.3 |
(280/592) |
59.6 |
(363/609) |
|
Female |
46.5 |
(558/1201) |
52.7 |
(312/592) |
40.4 |
(246/609) |
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Age |
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12 - 15 years |
7.8 |
(93/1188) |
7.3 |
(43/587) |
8.3 |
(50/601) |
|
15 - 45 years |
77.9 |
(926/1188) |
77.2 |
(453/587) |
78.7 |
(473/601) |
|
> 45 years |
14.2 |
(169/1188) |
15.5 |
(91/587) |
13.0 |
(78/601) |
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Education1 |
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None |
55.2 |
(651/1179) |
61.4 |
(358/583) |
49.2 |
(293/596) |
|
Grades 1 - 3 |
6.3 |
(74/1179) |
7.4 |
(43/583) |
5.2 |
(31/596) |
|
Grades 4 and 5 |
4.5 |
(53/1179) |
3.8 |
(22/583) |
5.2 |
(31/596) |
|
Grade 6 |
34.0 |
(401/1179) |
27.4 |
(160/583) |
40.4 |
(241/596) |
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Marital Status1 |
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Married, monogamous |
59.1 |
(656/1110) |
69.5 |
(386/555) |
48.6 |
(270/555) |
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Married, polygamous |
20.9 |
(232/1110) |
11.5 |
(64/555) |
30.3 |
(168/555) |
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Separated |
2.1 |
(23/1110) |
0.5 |
(3/555) |
3.6 |
(20/555) |
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Divorced |
1.3 |
(14/1110) |
0.5 |
(3/555) |
2.0 |
(11/555) |
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Widowed |
2.1 |
(23/1110) |
1.3 |
(7/555) |
2.9 |
(16/555) |
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Other/Missing |
14.6 |
(162/1110) |
16.6 |
(92/555) |
12.6 |
(70/555) |
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Technology in the home2 |
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Radio |
83.0 |
(1000/1205) |
83.5 |
(496/594) |
82.5 |
(504/611) |
|
Telephone |
4.6 |
(55/1205) |
4.2 |
(25/594) |
4.9 |
(30/611) |
|
Television |
13.4 |
(161/1205) |
13.5 |
(80/594) |
13.3 |
(81/611) |
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Information Sources2 |
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Newspaper |
2.0 |
(24/1205) |
1.5 |
(9/594) |
2.5 |
(15/611) |
|
Television |
8.6 |
(104/1205) |
11.8 |
(70/594) |
5.6 |
(34/611) |
|
Radio |
84.4 |
(1017/1205) |
86.2 |
(512/594) |
82.7 |
(505/611) |
|
Community Leader |
5.7 |
(69/1205) |
8.1 |
(48/594) |
3.4 |
(21/611) |
|
Family |
6.1 |
(73/1205) |
7.2 |
(43/594) |
4.9 |
(30/611) |
|
Friend |
13.9 |
(168/1205) |
12.1 |
(72/594) |
15.7 |
(96/611) |
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1 The denominator does not include those who declined to answer. 2 For these questions, participants were asked to check all responses that apply. |
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Ofotokun et al. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2010 10:2 doi:10.1186/1472-698X-10-2 |
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