Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of assaulted victims
From: Sexual assault in Lagos, Nigeria: a five year retrospective review
Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
<10 | 112 | 39.0 |
10-19 | 128 | 44.6 |
20-24 | 23 | 8.0 |
>24 | 24 | 8.4 |
Occupation | ||
Student | 213 | 74.2 |
Pre- school | 18 | 6.3 |
Apprentice | 17 | 5.9 |
Professional | 16 | 5.6 |
Domestic servant | 12 | 4.2 |
Unemployed | 6 | 2.1 |
Hawker | 5 | 1.7 |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 223 | 77.7 |
Islam | 64 | 22.3 |
Tribe | ||
Yoruba | 151 | 52.6 |
Igbo | 87 | 30.3 |
Others | 45 | 15.7 |
Hausas | 4 | 1.4 |