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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Impact of peer education on sexual health knowledge among adolescents and young persons in two North Western states of Nigeria

Variable (N = 8930)

Frequency

Percentage

Age (years)

 15–19

7846

87.9

 20–24

1084

12.1

Gender

 Male

1691

18.9

 Female

7239

81.1

Marital status

 Single

8166

91.4

 Married

710

8.0

 Previously married*

54

0.6

State of residence

  

 Kaduna

5108

57.2

 Kano

3822

42.8

Highest educational attainment

 None

334

3.7

 Vocational Education

295

3.3

 Quranic Education

557

6.2

 Primary Education

1391

15.6

 Secondary Education

5692

63.7

 Tertiary Education

649

7.3

 No response

12

0.1

Employment status

 Student (In School)

5257

58.9

 Employed

1177

13.2

 Unemployed

2485

27.8

 No response

11

0.1

Who respondent lives with

 Parent

7446

83.4

 Relative

684

7.7

 Alone

109

1.2

 Friends

161

1.8

 Partner

514

5.8

 No response

16

0.2

  1. *This includes divorced, separated & widow(er)s