Table 1 Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of respondents

Sex

Male

122(61.3)

120(58.8)

242 (60.0)

Female

77(38.7)

84(41.2)

161 (40.0)

Marital status

Currently married

135 (67.8%)

136 (66.7%)

271(67.2)

Never married

56 (28.2%)

57 (27.9%)

113 (28.1)

Previously married

8 (4.0%)

11 (5.4%)

19 (4.7)

Ethnic group

Yoruba

169 (84.9%)

156 (78.4%)

325 (81.7)

Hausa

16 (8.0%)

23 (11.5%)

39 (9.8)

Igbo

14 (7.1%)

20 (10.1%)

34 (8.0)

Educational level

Never attended school (no formal)

39 (19.6%)

61 (29.9%)

100 (24.8)

Primary school

42 (21.1%)

32 (15.7%)

74 (18.4)

Secondary school

105 (52.8%)

98 (58.0%)

203 (50.3)

Higher Institution

13 (6.5%)

13 (6.4%)

26 (6.5)

*Type of farming engaged in

Crop farming

128(61.2%)

69 (30.4%)

197 (45.2)

Food processing

58(27.8%)

72 (31.7%)

130 (29.8)

Mixed agriculture

6 (2.9%)

42 (18.5%)

48 (11.0)

Livestock farming

15 (7.2%)

24 (10.6%)

39 (8.9)

Fish farming

2 (0.9%)

20 (8.8%)

22 (5.1)

Wealth--quintile

Low

77 (38.7%)

117 (57.4%)

194 (48.1)

Medium

74 (37.2%)

49 (24.0%)

123 (30.5)

High

48 (24.1%)

38 (18.6%)

86 (21.4)

*Source(s) of water supply for domestic use

River/stream

141 (37.3%)

185 (64.5%)

326 (49.0)

Well

88 (23.3%)

72 (25.1%)

160 (24.1)

Bore hole

136 (36.0%)

25 (8.7%)

161 (24.2)

Well + tap

13 (3.4%)

5 (1.7%)

18 (2.7)