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Table 1 Demographic information of the study participants

From: Barriers to health in women of reproductive age living with or at risk of non-communicable diseases in Nigeria: a Photovoice study

Participants’ characteristics

Lagos

FCT

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Age range (in years)

20–29

2

14.3

3

30.0

5

20.8

30–39

5

35.7

5

50.0

10

41.6

40–49

7

50

2

20.0

9

37.5

Level of education

Primary School completed

2

14.3

0

0.0

2

8.3

Secondary School Completed

7

50

6

60.0

13

54.2

College or University completed

5

35.7

4

40.0

9

37.5

Marital status

Single

1

7.1

1

10.0

2

8.3

Married

13

92.9

9

90.0

22

91.7

Employment status

Formal employment

4

28.6

1

10.0

5

20.8

Self employed

6

42.9

7

70.0

13

54.2

Unemployed

3

21.4

2

20.0

5

20.8

Student

1

7.1

0

0.0

1

4.2

Presence of chronic disease/risk factor of a chronic disease

Hypertension only

5

35.7

4

40.0

9

37.5

Diabetes only

1

7.1

0

0.0

1

4.2

Diabetes & hypertension

4

28.6

0

0.0

4

16.7

At least one risk factor for chronic disease (e.g. overweight, truncal obesity, low physical activity, low vegetable consumption, smoking and alcohol intake)

4

28.6

6

60.0

10

41.6