Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of participants.

Variable

Frequency (N = 464)

Percentage (%)

Descriptive statistics

Age (years):

21-30

61

13.1

Mean (± SD) = 39.85 (± 8.49)

Range: 21-63

31-40

225

48.5

41-50

118

25.4

51-63

60

12.9

Gender:

Male

189

40.7

 

Female

275

59.3

Living status:

Living alone

67

14.4

 

Living with another adult(s)

66

14.2

Living with children and another adult(s)

286

61.6

Living with children, elderly person(s) and/or person(s) with a chronic medical condition

45

9.7

Marital status:

Single/Never married

88

18.9

 

Married

354

76.3

Cohabiting

1

0.2

Divorced

3

0.7

Widowed

11

2.4

Separated

7

1.5

Occupation:

Medical doctor

296

63.8

 

Nurse

168

36.2

Years of practice:

1-5

106

22.8

Mean (± SD) = 12.36 (± 8.47)

6-10

126

27.2

11-15

113

24.4

16-20

53

11.4

21-39

66

14.2

Employer:

Government

393

84.7

 

Private

71

15.3

The number of participants by geopolitical zones in Nigeria:

South-South

295

63.6

 

South-West

82

17.7

South-East

11

2.4

North-Central

45

9.7

North-West

26

5.6

North-East

5

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