Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study population

Sex

  Females

118 (59)

51.84- 65.89

  Males

82 (41)

31.11-48.16

Education

  None

35(17.5)

12.50-23.49

  Arabic

72(36)

29.35-43.07

  Primary school

21(10.50)

6.62-15.60

  Middle school

30(15.00)

10.35-20.72

  High school

29(14.50)

9.93-20.16

  University

13(6.50)

3.15-10.86

Marital status

  Married

149 (74.5)

67.89-80.39

  Single

14 (7.0)

3.88-11.47

  Separated

6 (3.0)

1.11-6.42

  Divorced

13 (6.5)

3.51-10.86

  Widowed

18 (9.0)

5.42-13.85

Area of residence

  Urban

163 (81.5)

75.62-86.72

  Rural

37 (18.5)

11.47-22.80

Ethnicity

  Mandinka

67 (33.5)

27.0-40.50

  Wolof

48 (24.0)

18.26-30.53

  Fula

43 (21.5)

16.02-27.85

  Sarahule

9 (4.5)

2.08-8.35

  Aku

7 (3.5)

1.42-7.08

  Manjago

3 (1.5)

0.31-4.32

Others

23 (11.5)

7.42-16.75

Religion

  Islam

185 (92.5)

87.93-95.74

  Christian

15 (7.5)

4.26-12.07

Occupation

  Non-sedentary

165 (83.5)

76.12-87.25

  Sedentary

33 (16.5)

12.29-23.24

Life style

  Non-sedentary

161(80.50)

74.32-85.75

  sedentary

39 (19.50)

14.25-25.68

Residence

  Urban

164 (82)

75.96-87.06

  Rural

36 (18)

12.94-24.04