Eastern Zone DCSA

Most of the respondents (74%) (n=280) in Eastern Zone were
married. Single and widowed respondents made up 12% (n=45) and
8% (n=31) respectively, while divorced respondents formed 6% of
the population sample (n= 24) (Fig 5).
Figure 5: Respondents’ marital status
Secondary school education formed 13% and 10% respectively while
only 4% had tertiary education. Additionally, 5% of the sampled
population were self-schooled (Fig 6).
Figure: 6: Respondents’ level of education (by gender)
When disaggregated by level of education, it was observed that the
largest category of respondents (35%) (n=134) had no form of
education, with the female quota being notably greater; forming
25% of the total population compared to 10% males. Of the
respondents with some level of education, most had attended
Madrassa (Quranic School) (29%) while those who had attained an
intermediate level of education made up 14% of the sampled
population. Respondents with Primary School education and
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