| Variables | Responses | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
| Age (years) | 18 - 34 | 118 | 40.7 |
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| 35 - 64 | 125 | 43.1 |
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| 65 - 100 | 47 | 16.2 |
| Mean ± SD (46.22 ± 17.24) | |||
| Gender | Male | 126 | 43.4 |
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| Female | 164 | 56.6 |
| Ethnicity | Berom | 60 | 20.7 |
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| Hausa/Fulani | 35 | 12.1 |
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| *Others | 195 | 67.2 |
| Religion | Christianity | 244 | 84.1 |
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| Islam | 46 | 15.9 |
| Educational status | No formal education | 22 | 7.6 |
|
| Primary education | 94 | 32.4 |
|
| Secondary education | 92 | 31.7 |
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| Tertiary education | 82 | 28.3 |
| Occupational status | Professionals (1 - 11) | 70 | 24.1 |
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| Nonprofessionals (111 - V) | 123 | 42.4 |
|
| Unemployed (V1) | 97 | 33.5 |
| Estimated monthly income | <20,000.00 | 150 | 51.7 |
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| 20,000.00 - 49,000.00 | 119 | 41.0 |
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| ≥50,000.00 | 21 | 7.3 |
| Marital status | Never married | 71 | 24.5 |
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| Married | 165 | 56.9 |
|
| Previously married | 7 | 2.4 |
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| Widowed | 47 | 16.2 |
| Mental illness history (Past) | Yes | 14 | 4.8 |
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| No | 276 | 95.2 |
| Prior cognitive decline | Yes | 34 | 11.7 |
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| No | 256 | 88.3 |
| Preexisting physical impairment | Yes | 24 | 8.3 |
|
| No | 266 | 91.7 |
| Illness duration before presentation | <2 weeks | 183 | 63.1 |
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| 2 - 4 weeks | 72 | 24.8 |
|
| >4 weeks | 35 | 12.1 |
| Current Medication | Regular antibiotics | 89 | 30.7 |
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| Antikock’s | 54 | 18.6 |
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| Oral hyoglyceamic/insulin | 27 | 9.3 |
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| Antihypertensive | 31 | 10.7 |
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| Others | 89 | 30.7 |