Variable | Subgroups | Number of respondents | Percentages |
Age (years) | 20 - 29 | 89 | 30.2 |
30 - 39 | 116 | 39.3 | |
40 - 49 | 63 | 21.4 | |
50 - 59 | 22 | 7.5 | |
60 and above | 5 | 1.7 | |
Gender | Male | 141 | 47.8 |
Female | 153 | 51.9 | |
Religious affiliation | Christianity | 117 | 39.7 |
Islam | 178 | 60.3 | |
Duration of marriage (years)* | 0 - 4 | 138 | 46.8 |
5 - 9 | 59 | 20.0 | |
10 - 14 | 45 | 15.3 | |
15 - 19 | 14 | 4.7 | |
≥20 | 36 | 12.2 | |
Sector | Health | 80 | 27.1 |
Education | 94 | 31.9 | |
Financial | 46 | 15.6 | |
Security | 45 | 15.3 | |
Others | 30 | 10.2 | |
Highest level of education | Nil | 4 | 1.4 |
Basic | 19 | 6.4 | |
Secondary | 63 | 21.4 | |
Tertiary | 209 | 70.8 | |
Number of children* | 0 | 51 | 17.3 |
1 | 85 | 28.8 | |
2 | 74 | 25.1 | |
3 | 48 | 16.3 | |
4 or more | 35 | 11.9 | |
Initial source (s) of information on SCD** | School | 86 | 29.2 |
Friends | 47 | 15.9 | |
Media | 135 | 45.8 | |
Health workers | 111 | 37.6 | |
How respondents got to know their sickling status n = 125*** | Request from health worker | 65 | 52.0 |
Mandatory screening | 6 | 4.8 | |
Screening prior to blood transfusion | 27 | 21.6 | |
Voluntary request | 27 | 21.6 |