Table 1.

Demographics of participants in the community health screening

		Community
		Koforidua	Suhum	Tafo	Nkurakan	Oyoko	Akwadum	Jumapo	Total		P-value
Total Recruited	Male	100	20	72	32	8	3	3	238	32%	< 0.001
	Female	141	67	99	178	5	6	4	500	68%
	Total	241	87	171	210	13	9	7	738
	%	33%	12%	23%	28%	2%	1%	1%
BMI	Normal	128	33	86	111	2	3	3	366	50%	< 0.001
	Underweight	31	12	18	16	2	1	2	82	11%
	Overweight	55	2	59	54	4	3	1	178	24%
	Obese	27	40	8	29	5	2	1	112	15%
Educational Status	Educated	201	81	111	157	7	5	3	565	77%	< 0.001
	Not Educated	40	6	60	53	6	4	4	173	23%
Occupation	Trader	90	40	94	126	4	2	1	357	48%	< 0.001
	Student	46	13	36	21	3	3	2	124	17%
	Teacher	45	18	18	22	1	0	2	106	14%
	Farmer	35	9	5	24	4	3	4	84	11%
	Others	23	7	18	17	1	1	0	67	9%
Marital Status	Married	117	33	50	104	6	3	4	317	43%	0.001
	Not Married	124	54	121	106	7	6	3	421	57%
Ever participated in a community health screening	Yes	110	38	129	68	2	3	1	351	48%	< 0.001
	No	131	49	42	142	11	6	6	387	52%
Reason for the health screening	To know my health status	135	52	132	185	10	5	4	523	71%	< 0.001
	To test for HIV	70	23	25	15	3	3	2	141	19%
	To test for HepBsAg	36	12	14	10	0	1	1	74	10%
Ever Tested for HIV	Yes	129	32	22	31	1	2	1	218	30%	< 0.001
	No	112	55	149	179	12	7	6	520	70%
Ever Tested for HepBsAg	Yes	45	10	20	15	0	1	0	91	12%	0.009
	No	196	77	151	195	13	8	7	647	88%