Exploring the perception and socio-cultural barriers to safer sex negotiation among married women in Northwest Nigeria

Table 1 Profile of participants

S/No.	Gender	Age	Type of union	Age at first birth	Children ever born	Education	Religion	State
1	Male	51	Polygyny	22	15	Secondary	Islam	Kano
2	Male	56	Polygyny	23	19	Secondary	Islam	Kano
3	Male	59	Polygyny	28	8	Tertiary	Islam	Kano
4	Female	44	Polygyny	17	5	Secondary	Islam	Kano
5	Female	35	Polygyny	16	6	Primary	Islam,	Jigawa
6	Male	42	Polygyny	22	8	Tertiary	Islam	Jigawa
7	Male	31	Monogamy	26	2	Diploma	Islam	Jigawa
8	Female	28	Monogamy	20	3	Diploma	Islam	Jigawa
9	Female	35	Polygyny	17	4	Secondary	Islam	Katsina
10	Male	42	Polygyny	24	5	Tertiary	Islam	Katsina
11	Male	33	Polygyny	24	5	Tertiary	Islam	Katsina
12	Female	36	Monogamy	16	4	Tertiary	Islam	Katsina
13	Male	60	Polygyny	30	11	Primary	Islam	Kaduna
14	Male	66	Polygyny	26	18	Tertiary	Islam	Kaduna
15	Male	59	Polygyny	27	18	Secondary	Islam	Kaduna
16	Female	46	Polygyny	17	9	Secondary	Islam	Kaduna
17	Male	62	Polygyny	25	14	Tertiary	Islam	Kebbi
18	Female	36	Polygyny	16	6	Diploma	Islam	Kebbi
19	Male	50	Monogamy	30	3	Tertiary	Islam	Kebbi
20	Male	32	Monogamy	27	3	Tertiary	Islam	Kebbi
21	Male	34	Monogamy	17	4	Primary	Islam	Zamfara
22	Male	45	Polygyny	21	8	Primary	Islam	Zamfara
23	Male	57	Polygyny	24	9	Diploma	Islam	Zamfara
24	Female	48	Polygyny	17	6	Diploma	Islam	Zamfara

ISSN: 1472-6874