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Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of Respondents in Abakaliki LGA, Ebonyi State, South Eastern Nigeria 2019

From: Knowledge and risk perception towards Lassa fever infection among residents of affected communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria: implications for risk communication

Variable

Frequency

(n = 329)

Percentage (%)

Age group (years)

 15–24

82

24.9

 25–34

124

37.7

 35–44

66

20.1

 45–54

32

9.7

  > 54

25

7.6

Sex

 Female

208

63.2

 Male

121

36.8

Marital Status

 Married

230

69.9

 Single

98

29.8

 Divorced

1

0.3

aEthnicity(n = 325)

 Igbo

316

97.2

 Hausa

6

1.9

 Yoruba

2

0.6

 Others

1

0.3

Education

 None

15

4.6

 Primary

40

12.2

 Secondary

170

51.7

 Tertiary

104

31.6

aReligion(n = 323)

 Christianity

320

99.1

 Islam

2

0.6

 Traditionalist

1

0.3

aOccupation(n = 292)

 Traders

106

36.3

 Civil Servant

51

17.5

 Unemployed

50

17.1

 Others

47

16.1

 Farmer

38

13.0

  1. aMissing values