Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of actors in the networks (N = 220)
Variable | Egos (N = 20) | Alters (N = 200) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age group | ||||||
 < 30 | 5 | 25.0 | 77 | 38.5 | 82 | 37.3 |
 ≥ 30 | 15 | 75.0 | 123 | 61.5 | 138 | 62.7 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Single | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.8 |
 Married | 20 | 100 | 196 | 98.0 | 216 | 98.2 |
Highest level of education | ||||||
 No formal education | 3 | 15.0 | 53 | 26.5 | 56 | 25.5 |
 Primary or secondary education | 12 | 60.0 | 109 | 54.5 | 121 | 55.0 |
 Tertiary education | 5 | 25.0 | 38 | 19.0 | 43 | 19.5 |
Occupation | ||||||
 Informal | 9 | 45.0 | 119 | 59.9 | 128 | 58.2 |
 Formal occupations | 6 | 30.0 | 46 | 23.0 | 52 | 23.6 |
 Self-employed/employer | 5 | 25.0 | 35 | 17.5 | 40 | 18.2 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
 Hausa | 16 | 80 | 161 | 80.5 | 177 | 80.5 |
 Othersa | 4 | 20.0 | 39 | 19.5 | 43 | 19.5 |
Marriage type |  |  | (N = 196) | (N = 216) | ||
 Monogamy | 11 | 55.0 | 105 | 53.6 | 116 | 53.7 |
 Polygamy | 9 | 45.0 | 91 | 46.4 | 100 | 46.3 |
Use of contraceptives/family planning | ||||||
 Yes | 20 | 100 | 184 | 92.0 | 203 | 92.3 |
 No | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 7.3 |
Use of CBD injectable contraceptives | ||||||
 Yes | 20 | 100 | 165 | 82.5 | 185 | 84.1 |
 No | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 35 | 15.9 |