Table 1 Demographic information of surveyed respondents
N = 864 | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age | Â |
 Median (IQR) | 29 (19–41) |
 Mean (SD) | 32.5 (16.1) |
Gender | Â |
 Male | 295 (34) |
 Female | 566 (66) |
Ethnic group | Â |
 Fula | 626 (73) |
 Mandinka | 172 (20) |
 Serahule | 56 (5) |
 Other | 9 (1) |
Marital status | Â |
 Never married | 240 (28) |
 Married | 580 (67) |
 Separated/divorced | 9 (1) |
 Widowed | 31 (4) |
Primary activity | Â |
 None | 65 (8) |
 Farming | 694 (80) |
 Herding | 65 (8) |
 Business/trade | 131 (15) |
 Domestic work | 263 (30) |
 Other | 56 (6) |
Education | Â |
 None | 357 (41) |
 Standard | 243 (28) |
 Quranic | 261 (30) |
Household status | Â |
 Compound head | 69 (8) |
 Household head | 24 (3) |
 Compound member | 226 (26) |
 Wife | 360 (42) |
 Child | 182 (21) |
 Other | 2 (0) |
Previous MRC experience | Â |
 Yes | 294 (34) |
 None | 547 (64) |
 Does not know | 10 (1) |
 Does not remember | 3 (0) |