Research Article
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Some Selected LGAs in Kaduna State, Northwestern Nigeria
Table 2
Characteristics of the communities in Kaduna state.
| Variable | Chikun (236) | Kachia (156) | Kajuru (71) | Soba (188) | Zango/K (203) | Total (854) |
| Gender | Male | 86.6 | 73.5 | 90.4 | 98.9 | 75.1 | 84.5 | Female | 13.4 | 26.5 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 24.9 | 15.5 |
| Residency in the household | Less than 1 year | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1–10 years | 12.2 | 16.1 | 23.3 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 13.0 | Above 10 years | 84.5 | 83.2 | 76.7 | 86.7 | 75.1 | 81.8 | Always | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 4.7 |
| Age | Below 30 years | 21.4 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 30–50 years | 50.0 | 47.1 | 61.6 | 47.3 | 40.5 | 47.6 | Above 50 years | 27.3 | 38.7 | 24.7 | 38.8 | 27.8 | 31.8 |
| Marital status | Single | 2.1 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 4.2 | Married | 91.2 | 84.5 | 82.2 | 91.0 | 89.8 | 88.8 | Divorced | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | Widowed | 5.5 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 5.9 |
| Ever attended school | Yes | 61.8 | 86.5 | 90.4 | 99.5 | 75.6 | 80.2 | No | 38.2 | 13.5 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 24.4 | 19.8 |
| Highest school attended | Quranic school | 45.4 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 66.5 | 25.4 | 36.1 | Basic literacy | 1.3 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 3.6 | Primary school | 25.2 | 21.3 | 21.9 | 10.1 | 22.9 | 20.4 | Vocational school | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | Secondary school | 17.2 | 37.4 | 34.2 | 10.6 | 32.2 | 24.4 | Postsecondary school | 10.1 | 25.8 | 27.4 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 14.0 |
| Religion | Christianity | 66.8 | 91.6 | 69.9 | 0.5 | 93.7 | 63.4 | Islam | 28.2 | 2.6 | 28.8 | 96.3 | 3.4 | 32.6 | Others | 5.0 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
| Occupation | Student | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.3 | Housewife | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 10.2 | 4.4 | Retired/pensioner | 4.2 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 3.5 | Farmer | 46.6 | 38.1 | 35.6 | 60.6 | 62.0 | 50.9 | Private employment | 2.9 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 4.7 | Self-employed | 13.0 | 5.2 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 7.9 | Civil servant | 17.2 | 21.3 | 31.5 | 16.0 | 9.8 | 17.1 | Others | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
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