| Characteristics |
Number |
% |
| Age distribution |
|
| 20-30 yrs |
33 |
20.8 |
| 31-40 yrs |
41 |
25.7 |
| 41-50 yrs |
37 |
23.3 |
| 51-60 yrs |
42 |
26.4 |
| >60 yrs |
6 |
3.8 |
| Total |
159 |
100 |
| Gender |
|
| Females |
107 |
67.3 |
| Males |
52 |
32.7 |
| Total |
159 |
100 |
| Educational Status |
|
|
| No formal education |
127 |
80 |
| Primary level |
18 |
11.2 |
| Secondary level |
14 |
8.8 |
| Total |
159 |
100 |
| Relationship to the patient |
|
| Aunt |
43 |
27.1 |
| Husband |
20 |
12.6 |
| Mother |
21 |
13.2 |
| In-laws |
16 |
10.1 |
| Grandparents |
14 |
8.8 |
| Siblings |
15 |
9.4 |
| Father |
5 |
3.1 |
| Others |
25 |
15.7 |
| Total |
159 |
100 |
| Ethnic group of respondents |
|
| Hausa |
144 |
90.6 |
| Fulani |
8 |
5 |
| Zabarmawa |
7 |
4.4 |
| Total |
159 |
100 |
| Religion of respondents |
|
| Islam |
159 |
100 |
General characteristics of the study respondents i.e. relations of patients with eclampsia |
