Table 1 Background characteristics of study respondents
Variables | Total |
|---|---|
Individual Characteristics % (N) | |
Age (years) | |
Mean age | 47.2 (SD± 1.188) |
<25 | 9.2% (18) |
25-39 | 24.5% (48) |
40-69 | 54.6% (107) |
≥ 70 | 11.7% (23) |
Sex | |
Male | 43.9% (86) |
Female | 56.1% (110) |
Ethnicity | |
Akan | 45.9% (90) |
Ga-Dangme | 23.5% (46) |
Ewe | 15.3% (30) |
Other | 15.3% (30) |
Marital Status | |
Never married | 20.4% (40) |
Currently married | 54.1% (106) |
Formerly married | 25.5% (50) |
Education | |
None | 11.2% (22) |
Primary | 26.0.% (51) |
Secondary | 42.9% (84) |
Tertiary | 19.9% (39) |
Employment Status | |
Unemployed | 36.2% (71) |
Employed | 63.8% (125) |
Occupation | |
Unemployed | 36.2% (71) |
Formal | 11.2% (22) |
Informal | 52.5% (103) |
Had a Procedure | |
Yes | 83.2% (163) |
No | 13.3% (26) |
Missing | 7.5% (7) |
Household Characteristics (mean) | |
Household size | 6.2 (SD±0.348) |
Number of children | 2.8 (SD±0.140) |
Sex of the house-hold head %(N) | |
Male | 66.8% (131) |
Female | 18.4% (36) |
Missing | 14.8% (29) |