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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (N = 58)

From: Oral health in an urban slum, Nigeria: residents’ perceptions, practices and care-seeking experiences

Characteristic

Sub-type

Number

%

Compounds

 

10

 

Households

Families

53

91.4

Accompanying compound members

5

8.6

Gender

Male

29

50.0

Female

29

50.0

Age range

 

25 – 59 years

 

Marital status

Married

40

69.0

Living-in partners but not married

2

3.4

Widowed

4

6.9

Divorced

4

6.9

Never married

8

13.8

Population per group

FGD1- Younger female

9

 

FGD2- Older female

11

 

FGD3- Younger male

8

 

FGD4- Older male

11

 

FGD5- Younger female

9

 

FGD6-Younger male

10