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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of subjects, motorcycle taxi drivers included in a quasi-experimental study, Benin, 2021

From: Implementation of a model of awareness-raising for taxi motorcyclists in Benin in relation to helmet use: a quasi-experimental study

Variables

Intervention group (n = 97)

% or mean (SD)

Control group (n = 60)

% or mean (SD)

p-value

Sex

Man

100

100

 

Marital status

  

0.006

Single

13.4

0.0

 

Married or engaged

86.6

98.3

 

Divorced or widowed

0.0

1.7

 

Educational level

  

<0.001

None

18.6

55.0

 

Primary

26.8

38.3

 

Secondary

39.2

6.6

 

University

15.5

  

Average daily income

  

0.604

  < 1500

2.1

1.7

 

1500–5000

88.7

93.3

 

5000–10,000

9.3

5.0

 

Number of dependants

  

0.037

  < = 3 persons

30.9

11.7

 

4 to 6 persons

34.0

40.0

 

7 persons and more

35.1

48.3

 

Length of time in the profession

  

0.916

  < 1 year

5.2

5.0

 

1–4 years

26.8

23.3

 

5–9 years

17.5

21.7

 

  > = 10 years

50.5

50.0

 

Owner of the motorbike

  

0.000

Yes

92.8

53.3

 

No

7.2

46.7

 

Accident history

  

0.035

Never

44.3

66.7

 

Once

36.1

16.7

 

2–3 time

16.5

13.3

 

4 time and more

3.1

3.3

 

Age

41.2 (10.2)

39.1 (12.4)

0.275