Table 2 Relationship between non-communicable disease risk factors and exogenous characteristics
Number of risk factors | 0-risk factors (%) | 1-risk factor (%) | 2-risk factors (%) | 3-risk factors (%) | 4-risk factors (%) | 5-risk factors (%) | Sample distribution (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | |||||||
 Northern | 5 · 8 | 43 · 4 | 38 · 3 | 10 · 6 | 1 · 8 | 0 · 0 | 707 |
 Eastern | 6 · 9 | 40 · 3 | 37 · 3 | 12 · 5 | 3 · 2 | 0 · 0 | 1,036 |
 Central | 3 · 9 | 35 · 8 | 39 · 4 | 17 · 3 | 3 · 5 | 0 · 1 | 1,359 |
 Western | 5 · 2 | 37 · 2 | 39 · 1 | 15 · 6 | 2 · 9 | 0 · 0 | 885 |
χ 2 = 44 ⋅ 16; p = 0.000 | |||||||
Residence | |||||||
 Urban | 3 · 7 | 33 · 0 | 39 · 9 | 18 · 9 | 4 · 5 | 0 · 0 | 1,084 |
 Rural | 5 · 9 | 40 · 7 | 38 · 1 | 12 · 8 | 2 · 5 | 0 · 0 | 2,903 |
χ 2 = 51 ⋅ 74; p = 0.000 | |||||||
Type of residence | |||||||
 Independent housing | 5 · 4 | 39 · 0 | 38 · 1 | 14 · 7 | 2 · 9 | 0 · 0 | 2,682 |
 Tenement | 2 · 1 | 31 · 7 | 45 · 0 | 17 · 3 | 3 · 9 | 0 · 0 | 716 |
 Independent flat | 0 · 0 | 47 · 8 | 30 · 4 | 21 · 7 | 0 · 0 | 0 · 0 | 23 |
 Sharing | 0 · 0 | 40 · 0 | 36 · 7 | 21 · 7 | 1 · 7 | 0 · 0 | 60 |
 Boys Quarters | 0 · 0 | 42 · 1 | 42 · 1 | 10 · 5 | 5 · 3 | 0 · 0 | 19 |
 Garage | 0 · 0 | 0 · 0 | 50 · 0 | 50 · 0 | 0 · 0 | 0 · 0 | 2 |
 Hut | 11 · 1 | 46 · 6 | 32 · 9 | 6 · 6 | 2 · 6 | 0 · 2 | 468 |
 Other | 0 · 0 | 38 · 5 | 15 · 4 | 38 · 5 | 7 · 7 | 0 · 0 | 13 |
χ 2 = 136 ⋅ 22; p = 0.000 | |||||||
Land Tenure System | |||||||
 Owned | 6 · 1 | 39 · 6 | 37 · 8 | 13 · 8 | 2 · 7 | 0 · 0 | 3,011 |
 Rented | 1 · 7 | 34 · 1 | 43 · 2 | 16 · 9 | 4 · 2 | 0 · 0 | 789 |
 Supplied | 1 · 8 | 40 · 4 | 31 · 6 | 21 · 1 | 5 · 3 | 0 · 0 | 57 |
 Supplied | 10 · 0 | 47 · 3 | 31 · 8 | 8 · 2 | 2 · 7 | 0 · 0 | 110 |
 Other | 13 · 3 | 20 · 0 | 46 · 7 | 20 · 0 | 0 · 0 | 0 · 0 | 15 |
χ 2 = 63 ⋅ 99; p = 0.000 | |||||||