Table 1 Background Characteristic of respondents
Variable | District | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Central Tongu [N = 504] n (%) | Nkwanta South [N = 504] n (%) | [N = 1008] N (%) | |
Sex | |||
 Male | 231(45.8) | 210(41.7) | 441(43.7) |
 Female | 273(54.2) | 294(58.3) | 567(56.3) |
Mean age (in years) 39.2 ± 14.65 | |||
 Age group (in years) | |||
   < 30 | 156(31.0) | 140(27.8) | 296(29.4) |
  30–39 | 135(26.8) | 135(26.8) | 270(26.8) |
  40–49 | 95(18.8) | 107(21.2) | 202(20.0) |
  50+ | 118(23.4) | 122(24.2) | 240(23.8) |
 Religion | |||
  Christianity | 451(89.5) | 373(74.0) | 824(81.7) |
  Islam | 19(3.8) | 26(5.2) | 45(4.5) |
  African Traditional | 34(6.7) | 105(20.8) | 139(13.8) |
 Marital Status | |||
  Married/Co-habiting | 404(80.1) | 413(81.9) | 817(81.0) |
  Divorced/Separated | 17(3.4) | 21(4.2) | 38(3.8) |
  Widowed | 16(3.2) | 27(5.4) | 43(4.3) |
  Never married | 67(13.3) | 43(8.5) | 110(10.9) |
 Ethnicity | |||
  Ewe | 496(98.4) | 154(30.5) | 650(64.5) |
  Akan | 4(0.8) | 31(6.2) | 35(3.5) |
  Guan | 1(0.2) | 258(51.2) | 259(25.7) |
  Others | 3(0.6) | 61(12.1) | 64(6.3) |
 Educational level | |||
  None | 109(21.6) | 177(35.1) | 286(28.4) |
  Primary | 107(21.2) | 90(17.8) | 197(19.5) |
  JHS | 191(37.9) | 156(31.0) | 347(34.4) |
  SHS | 70(13.9) | 62(12.3) | 132(13.1) |
  Tertiary | 27(5.4) | 19(3.8) | 46(4.6) |
 Occupation | |||
  Unemployed | 40(7.9) | 35(6.9) | 75 (7.4) |
  Trader | 65(12.9) | 74(14.7) | 139 (13.7) |
  Farmer | 319(63.3) | 307 (60.9) | 626 (62.1) |
  Tradesman | 27(5.4) | 39 (7.7) | 66 (6.6) |
  Seamstress/hair dresser | 24(4.8) | 27 (5.4) | 51(5.1) |
  Civil servant | 29(5.7) | 22(4.4) | 51(5.1) |
 Income (in GHC) | |||
  Very low (< 100) | 109(21.6) | 129(25.6) | 238(23.7) |
  Low (100–499) | 297(59.2) | 310(61.5) | 607(60.3) |
  High (500–999) | 60(12.0) | 46(9.1) | 106(10.5) |
  Very high (≥1000) | 36(7.2) | 19(3.8) | 55(5.5) |
 NHIS Status | |||
  Subscriber | 224(44.4) | 243(48.2) | 467(46.3) |
  Non-subscriber | 280(55.6) | 261(51.8) | 541(53.7) |