Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants by district
Variable | Kongwa | Kilombero | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 238) | (n = 225) | (n = 463) | |
No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 114 (47.9) | 111 (49.3) | 225 (48.6) |
Female | 124 (52.1) | 114 (50.7) | 238 (51.4) |
Age group (years) | |||
18-29 | 58 (24.4) | 59 (26.2) | 117 (25.3) |
30-39 | 76 (31.9) | 72 (32.0) | 148 (32.0) |
40-49 | 44 (18.5) | 47 (20.9) | 91 (19.7) |
50-59 | 26 (10.9) | 21 (9.3) | 47 (10.2) |
60+ | 34 (14.3) | 26 (11.6) | 60 (13.0) |
Education level | |||
None | 94 (39.5) | 56 (24.9) | 150 (32.4) |
Primary | 131 (55.0) | 155 (68.9) | 286 (61.8) |
Secondary+ | 13 (5.5) | 14 (6.2) | 27 (5.8) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 20 (8.4) | 23 (10.2) | 43 (9.3) |
Married | 191 (80.3) | 175 (77.7) | 366 (79.1) |
Widow/divorced | 27 (11.3) | 27 (12.0) | 54 (11.7) |
Occupation | |||
Peasants | 198 (83.2) | 206 (91.6) | 404 (87.3) |
Petty traders | 11 (4.6) | 5 (2.2) | 16 (3.5) |
Civil servants | 6 (2.5) | 10 (4.4) | 16 (3.4) |
Pastoralist | 23 (5.8) | 4 (1.8) | 27 (5.8) |
Religion | |||
Christian | 226 (90.5) | 193 (85.8) | 419 (90.5) |
Islam | 9 (3.8) | 28 (12.4) | 37 (8.0) |
Pagan | 3 (1.2) | 4 (1.8) | 7 (1.5) |