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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents N = 217

From: Children with paralytic poliomyelitis: a cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of parents in Zamfara state, Nigeria

Variables

n

%

Age (years)

  

16-30

118

54.4

31-45

68

31.3

46-60

24

11.1

61-64

7

3.2

Gender

  

Male

32

14.7

Female

185

85.3

Marital Status

  

Single

2

0.9

Married

202

93.1

Others

13

6.0

Tribe

  

Hausa/Fulani

194

89.4

Yoruba

12

5.5

Igbo

8

3.7

Others

3

1.4

Highest Educational Level

  

Nil

46

21.2

Primary

96

44.2

Secondary

51

23.5

Tertiary

24

11.1

Employment Status

  

Unemployed

76

35.0

Self Employed

86

39.6

Paid Employment

55

25.3

Household Income

  

Low

105

48.4

Middle

94

43.3

Moderate/High

18

8.3

Family Setting

  

Monogamous

64

29.5

Polygamous

153

70.5

  1. KEY: n = frequency, % = percentage, N= Total n0 of participants.
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