Table 1 Socio-demographics/economics variable (N = 77)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||
21–41 | 54 | 70.0 | 38.3 ± 2,8 |
42–62 | 19 | 25.0 | |
63–83 | 4 | 5.0 | |
Tribe | |||
Efik/Ibibio | 38 | 49.0 | |
Ibos | 26 | 34.0 | |
Yoruba | 12 | 16.0 | |
Hausas | 1 | 1.0 | |
Religion | |||
Christianity | 58 | 75.0 | |
Islam | 13 | 17.0 | |
Traditional | 6 | 8.0 | |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 10 | 13.0 | |
Self-employed | 42 | 55.0 | |
Unemployed | 25 | 32.0 | |
Education(YEARS) | |||
Nil | 10 | 13.0 | |
1–6(primary) | 13 | 17.0 | |
7–12(secondary) | 35 | 45.0 | |
>12(tertiary) | 19 | 25.0 | |
Length of intimate relationship(YEARS) | |||
≤10 | 41 | 53.2 | |
11–21 | 21 | 27.3 | |
22–32 | 11 | 14.3 | |
33–43 | 4 | 5.2 | |
Duration of illness(YEARS) | |||
≤10 | 55 | 71.0 | |
11–21 | 20 | 26.0 | |
22–32 | 2 | 3.0 | |
Medication adherence | |||
Regular | 57 | 74.0 | |
Irregular/non compliant | 20 | 26.0 |