Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics
From: Determinants of marital decision despite sickle cell status awareness: a mixed method study
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Site | Â | Â |
 OMCH | 39 | 18.7 |
 UCH | 170 | 81.3 |
Age group (years) | Â | Â |
 Mean ± SD = 40.0 (6.8) |  |  |
 20–34 | 44 | 20.9 |
 35–49 | 147 | 69.7 |
 ≥ 50 | 18 | 8.5 |
Relationship with patient | Â | Â |
 Father | 26 | 12.4 |
 Mother | 183 | 87.6 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
 Yoruba | 189 | 90.4 |
 Others | 20 | 9.6 |
Level of Education | Â | Â |
 Primary | 12 | 5.7 |
 Secondary | 67 | 32.1 |
 Tertiary (non-university) | 42 | 20.1 |
 Tertiary (university) | 88 | 42.1 |
Religion | Â | Â |
 Christianity | 119 | 56.9 |
 Islam | 90 | 43.1 |
Employment status | Â | Â |
 Employee | 47 | 22.5 |
 Housewife | 1 | 0.5 |
 Retired | 1 | 0.5 |
 Self-employed | 158 | 75.6 |
 Unemployed | 2 | 1.0 |