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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: Lifting the veil on disrespect and abuse in facility-based child birth care: findings from South West Nigeria

Variable

Frequency (384)

Percentage (%)

Age-group(years)

 15–20

12

3.5

 21–29

144

41.5

 30–39

177

51.0

 40–49

13

3.7

 > 50

1

0.3

Education

 No formal

4

0.8

 Primary

18

4.7

 Secondary

123

32.1

 Tertiary

202

52.7

 Post-tertiary

37

9.7

Occupation

 Artisan/Trader

189

49.2

 Professional

110

28.6

 Corper/Student

37

9.6

 Housewife/None

45

11.7

 Clergy/Police

3

0.8

Religion

 Christianity

306

79.9

 Islam

75

19.5

 Others

3

0.8

Ethnicity

 Yoruba

335

87.2

 Hausa

6

1.6

 Igbo

30

7.8

 Others

13

3.4