Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents compared between public and private universities
| Variables | Public N=208 N (%) | Private N=210 N (%) | χ2 | P value |
| Age (in years) | ||||
| <20 | 63 (30.0) | 121 (57.6) | 35.812 | <0.001 |
| 20–24 | 124 (59.6) | 84 (40.0) | ||
| 25–29 | 21 (10.1) | 5 (2.4) | ||
| Mean age±SD | 21.1±2.5 | 19.3±2.1 | 7.861 | <0.001 |
| Age range | 16–28 | 15–28 | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Islam | 35 (16.8) | 54 (25.7) | 4.925 | 0.026 |
| Christianity | 173 (83.2) | 156 (74.3) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 12 (5.8) | 7 (3.3) | 1.429 | 0.232 |
| Single | 196 (94.2) | 203 (96.7) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Yoruba | 170 (81.7) | 118 (56.2) | 41.771 | <0.001 |
| Hausa | 14 (6.7) | 18 (8.6) | ||
| Igbo | 21 (10.1) | 40 (19.0) | ||
| Others | 3 (1.5) | 34 (16.2) |