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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, by sex.

From: A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practice of emergency contraception among university students in Cameroon

Characteristic

Male (n = 380) N (%)

Female (n = 284) N (%)

Total (n = 664) N (%)

Mean age (range)

21.3 (17–40)

20.7 (16–28)

21.0 (16–40)

Age groups (years)

   

16–19

80 (21.1)

70 (24.6)

150 (22.6)

20–24

220 (57.9)

176 (62.0)

396 (59.6)

25–29

26 (6.8)

8 (2.8)

34 (5.1)

30+

4 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

4 (0.6)

Missing

50 (13.2)

30 (10.6)

80 (12.0)

Marital status

   

Single

372 (98.0)

264 (93.0)

636 (95.8)

Married

2 (0.5)

16 (5.6)

18 (2.7)

Missing

6 (1.6)

4 (10.4)

10 (1.5)

Religious groups

   

Christianity

355 (93.4)

269 (94.7)

624 (94.0)

Islam

4 (1.1)

3 (1.1)

7 (1.1)

Atheism

8 (2.1)

5 (1.8)

13 (2.0)

Other groups

13 (3.4)

7 (2.5)

20 (3.0)

Level in University

   

First

120 (31.6)

95 (33.5)

215 (32.4)

Second

128 (33.7)

104 (36.6)

232 (34.9)

Third

117 (30.8)

75 (26.4)

192 (28.9)

Postgraduate

15 (3.9)

10 (3.5)

25 (3.8)