Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of patients
Variables | Frequency (%) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
< 30 | 1 | 4.0 |
30–39 | 1 | 4.0 |
40–49 | 2 | 8.0 |
50–59 | 5 | 20.0 |
60 + | 16 | 64.0 |
Sex | ||
Female | 16 | 64.0 |
Male | 9 | 36.0 |
Ethnicity | ||
Ewe | 12 | 48.0 |
Akan | 4 | 16.0 |
Guan | 5 | 20.0 |
Muslim | 4 | 16.0 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 2 | 8.0 |
Married | 12 | 48.0 |
Divorced | 3 | 12.0 |
Widowed | 8 | 32.0 |
Level education | ||
None | 2 | 8.0 |
Primary | 4 | 16.0 |
SHS | 13 | 52.0 |
Tertiary | 6 | 24.0 |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 22 | 88.0 |
Islam | 3 | 12.0 |
Occupation | ||
Student | 1 | 4.0 |
Civil servant | 2 | 8.0 |
Retired civil servant | 3 | 12.0 |
Farmer | 7 | 28.0 |
Trader | 10 | 40.0 |
Driver | 1 | 4.0 |
Artisan | 1 | 4.0 |
Place of residence | ||
Hohoe | 17 | 68.0 |
Jasikan | 8 | 32.0 |
Condition | ||
Hypertension | 9 | 36.0 |
Stroke | 5 | 20.0 |
Diabetes | 2 | 8.0 |
Sickle cell | 1 | 4.0 |
Glaucoma and Hypertension | 1 | 4.0 |
Hypertension and Diabetes | 5 | 20.0 |
Hypertension and Stroke | 2 | 8.0 |
Duration of living with condition (In years) | ||
< 1 | 3 | 12.0 |
1–5 | 7 | 28.0 |
6–10 | 8 | 32.0 |
11–15 | 3 | 12.0 |
16–20 | 3 | 12.0 |
21 + | 1 | 4.0 |
Duration of attending facility | ||
< 1 | 2 | 8.0 |
1–5 | 12 | 48.0 |
6–10 | 5 | 20.0 |
11–15 | 4 | 16.0 |
16–20 | 2 | 8.0 |
Total | 25 | 100 |