Knowledge and Risk Perceptions of Chronic Kidney Disease Risk Factors among Women of Childbearing Age in Lagos State, Nigeria: From a Health Demography Approach
Table 1
Characteristics of study respondents.
Characteristics
Urban, n (%), n = 624
Semiurban, n (%), n = 201
Total, n (%), N = 825
Total mean age
30.2 ± 10.9
43.7 ± 6.3
33.5 ± 11.5
Age
Younger adults (15–29 years)
280 (44.9)
74 (36.8)
354 (42.9)
Young adults (30–39 years)
195 (31.3)
73 (36.3)
268 (32.5)
Middle-aged adults (40–49 years)
149 (23.9)
54 (26.9)
203 (24.6)
Education
No education
18 (2.9)
190 (94.5)
208 (25.2)
Low
44 (7.1)
9 (4.5)
53 (6.4)
High education
562 (90.1)
2 (0.1)
564 (68.4)
Marital status
Single
352 (56.4)
89 (44.2)
441 (53.5)
Married
230 (36.9)
96 (47.8)
326 (39.5)
Previously married
42 (6.7)
16 (8.0)
58 (7.0)
Religion
Christianity
469 (75.2)
134 (66.7)
603 (73.1)
Islam
143 (22.9)
50 (24.9)
193 (23.4)
Traditional
12 (1.9)
17 (8.4)
29 (3.5)
Income
Low
381 (61.1)
141 (70.1)
522 (63.3)
High
243 (38.9)
60 (29.9)
303 (36.7)
Other sources of income
Yes
188 (30.1)
87 (43.3)
275 (33.3)
No
436 (69.9)
114 (56.7)
550 (66.67)
Ethnic group
Yoruba
323 (51.8)
109 (54.2)
432 (52.4)
Non-Yoruba
301 (48.2)
92 (45.8)
393 (47.6)
Source: fieldwork, 2019; , significant. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, number, percentage, and chi-square.
