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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 235 participants in a HIV/AIDS interview, Toffo county, Benin (June–July 2002)

From: Towards an understanding of barriers to condom use in rural Benin using the Health Belief Model: A cross sectional survey

Characteristics

Males N (%)

Females N (%)

Total N (%)

All participants

155 (66.0)

80 (34.0)

235

Age groups

   

15–24

56 (36.1)

37 (46.3)

93 (39.6)

25–34

52 (33.5)

29 (36.3)

81 (34.4)

35–44

30 (19.4)

5 (6.3)

35 (14.9)

45 +

17 (11.0)

9 (11.3)

26 (11.1)

Marital status

   

Married, monogamous

87 (56.1)

27 (33.8)

114 (48.5)

Married, polygamous

23 (14.8)

24 (30.0)

47 (20.0)

Single

44 (28.4)

21 (26.3)

65 (27.7)

Widow, Separated

1 (0.7)

8 (0.9)

09 (07.3)

Occupation

   

Farming

81 (52.3)

7 (8.8)

88 (37.4)

Working class

48 (31.0)

7 (8.8)

55 (23.4)

Small business

10 (6.5)

33 (41.3)

43 (18.3)

Housewife

NA

21 (26.3)

21 (08.9)

High school student

4 (1.7)

11 (4.7)

15 (06.4)

Other

12 (7.7)

1 (1.3)

13 (05.6)

Educational level

   

None

47 (30.3)

48 (60.0)

95 (40.4)

Some

108 (69.7)

32 (40.0)

140 (59.6)

Ethnicity

   

Fon

104 (67.1)

46 (57.5)

149 (65.1)

Aizo

26 (16.8)

24 (30.0)

49 (21.4)

Other

25 (16.1)

10 (12.5)

37 (13.5)

Religion

   

Christian

42 (52.5)

80 (51.6)

122 (51.9)

Muslim

3 (3.8)

2 (1.3)

5 (2.1)

Traditional

21 (26.3)

54 (34.8)

75 (31.9)

Other

14 (17.5)

19 (12.3)

33 (14.0)