Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of the KAP survey participants*

Northern provinceEastern provinceSouthern provinceWestern areaTotal
N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)
Age
 15–20277 (22)227 (25)152 (27)168 (21)824 (23)
 21–35386 (31)303 (33)172 (31)284 (35)1145 (33)
 36–49275 (22)206 (22)120 (22)199 (25)800 (23)
 50 or older298 (24)182 (20)113 (20)157 (19)750 (21)
Gender
 Male665 (54)472 (51)261 (47)399 (49)1797 (51)
 Female571 (46)446 (49)296 (53)409 (51)1722 (49)
Education
 No formal education545 (44)343 (37)149 (27)151 (19)1188 (34)
 Some primary/primary238 (19)234 (26)98 (18)97 (12)667 (19)
 Secondary or above453 (37)341 (37)310 (56)560 (69)1664 (47)
Religion
 Islam1054 (85)535 (58)323 (58)412 (51)2324 (66)
 Christianity182 (15)383 (42)234 (42)396 (49)1195 (34)
Total1236 (35)918 (26)557 (16)808 (23)3519 (100)
  • *The total sample was 3540 but we restricted to only show respondents included in the complete case analysis. Respondents with one or more missing values (n=21) have been excluded.

  • KAP, Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices.