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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of study participants

From: Determinants of condom use among parous women in North Central and South Western Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey

Variables

Frequency

Percent

State

 Ekiti

400

33.0

 Ondo

402

33.1

 Nasarawa

411

33.9

Age groups

 20 and below

69

5.7

 21–25

239

19.8

 26–30

368

30.4

 31–35

276

22.8

 36–40

189

15.6

 40 and above

69

5.7

Marital status

 Currently married

1163

5.9

 Formerly married

12

1.0

 Never married

38

3.1

Residence

 Urban

384

31.7

 Peri-urban

339

27.2

 Rural area

499

41.1

Religion

 Christianity

933

76.9

 Islam

276

22.8

 Traditional

4

0.3

Level of education

 No formal education

93

7.7

 Primary education

207

17.1

 Secondary education

572

47.2

 Tertiary education

339

28.0

Levels of income

 No income

338

28.5

 Below 20,000 Naira

693

58.4

 Above 20,000 Naira

156

13.1

Own a mobile phone

 Yes

1081

89.1

 No

132

10.9

Watch television regularly

 Yes

1111

91.6

 No

102

8.4

Own a bank account

 Yes

602

49.6

 No

611

50.4

Use the internet

 Yes

338

27.9

 No

875

72.1

Socioeconomic status

 Low

201

16.9

 Middle

611

51.5

 High

374

31.5