Table 2 Percent distribution of respondents by their characteristics, Nigeria
From: HIV/AIDS stigma and utilization of voluntary counselling and testing in Nigeria
Characteristics | Percent (N = 987) |
|---|---|
Mean age | 31.8 years |
Place of Survey | |
Urban | 60.3 |
Rural | 39.7 |
Ethnic Group | |
Igbo | 55.0 |
Yoruba | 45.0 |
Sex of respondents | |
Male | 42.5 |
Female | 57.5 |
Education Level | |
None | 4.2 |
Primary | 16.5 |
Secondary | 32.9 |
Tertiary | 46.5 |
Religion | |
Protestant Orthodoxy | 35.9 |
Roman Catholic Church | 46.0 |
Islamic Religion | 14.9 |
Traditional Religion | 3.4 |
Married Status | |
Married | 50.4 |
Single | 45.5 |
Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 4.1 |
% ever migrated | 35.2 |
Access to Media | |
% own radio | 90.4 |
% TV | 81.7 |
Frequency of reading newspapers | |
Very often | 22.4 |
Often | 29.5 |
Rarely | 32.1 |
Never | 15.7 |
Don’t Know | 0.4 |
Frequency of Listening to Radio | |
Very often | 40.1 |
Often | 46.5 |
Rarely | 11.2 |
Never | 0.4 |
Don’t Know | |
Frequency of TV Watching | |
Very often | 37.3 |
Often | 34.9 |
Rarely | 22.8 |
Never | 4.6 |
Don’t Know | 0.4 |