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Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents in urban and rural areas, Cotonou and Lobogo, 2016

From: Between traditional remedies and pharmaceutical drugs: prevention and treatment of “Palu” in households in Benin, West Africa

 

Study areas

Cotonou

Lobogo

Variables

n

%

n

%

Age group (years)

  < 25

62

11.57

103

17.25

  [25–35]

158

29.48

197

33.00

  [35–45]

136

25.37

143

23.95

  [45–55]

85

15.86

73

12.23

  [55–65]

56

10.45

29

4.86

  > 65

39

7.28

52

8.71

Sex

 Male

165

30.78

127

21.27

 Female

371

69.22

470

78.73

School level

 None

122

22.76

360

60.30

 Primary

151

28.17

109

18.26

 Secondary

190

35.45

117

19.60

 University

73

13.62

11

1.84

Maternal tongue

 Fon and related

227

42.35

12

2.01

 Goun and related

79

14.74

3

0.50

 Mina/Adja and related

125

23.32

578

96.82

 North-East and related

13

2.43

 

0.00

 North-West and related

17

3.17

0

0.00

 Yoruba

62

11.57

2

0.34

 Other

13

2.43

2

0.34

Place of birth

 Cotonou

245

45.71

7

1.17

 Other

291

54.29

590

98.83

Religion

 Catholic

276

51.49

118

19.77

 Other Christians

152

28.36

275

46.06

 Muslim

82

15.3

2

0.34

 Other

26

4.85

202

33.84

Type of household

 Monoparental

401

62.85

116

19.43

 Biparental

237

37.15

481

80.57

Profession

 Agent/employee

135

25.19

26

4.36

 Retirement

45

8.4

1

0.17

 Trader/retailer

216

40.3

199

33.33

 Hand worker

108

20.15

162

27.14

 Daily workers

32

5.97

10

1.68

 Farmers

0

0.00

199

33.33

Nationality

 Beninese

492

91.79

590

98.83

 Other

44

8.21

7

1.17