Table 1.
Prevalence of risky lifestyle behaviours among Ghanaian adults, 2003 and 2008
| 2003 | 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifestyle behaviour | Females (%) | Males (%) | Females (%) | Males (%) |
| Smoking† | 19 (1.3) | 158 (12.4) | 23 (0.5) | 315 (9.0) |
| Alcohol‡ | 205 (13.5) | 338 (30.4) | 661 (15.4) | 1,147 (32.7) |
| Number of servings of fruit per day | ||||
| None (0) | 59 (3.9) | 82 (6.4) | 669 (15.5) | 595 (17.0) |
| 1-4 servings | 1,052 (69.3) | 810 (63.4) | 3,516 (81.7) | 2,875 (82.1) |
| 5 or more servings | 408 (26.9) | 386 (30.2) | 121 (2.8) | 33 (0.9) |
| Number of serving of vegetable per day | ||||
| None (0) | 30 (2.0) | 48 (3.8) | 215 (5.0) | 262 (7.5) |
| 1-4 servings | 1,373 (90.4) | 1,122 (87.8) | 4,028 (93.5) | 3,211 (91.7) |
| 5 or more servings | 116 (7.6) | 108 (8.5) | 63 (1.5) | 30 (0.9) |
| Vigorous physical activity (No. of days) | ||||
| None | 883 (58.2) | 429 (33.6) | 2,281 (53.0) | 898 (25.6) |
| 1-6 | 507 (33.4) | 626 (49.0) | 1,604 (37.3) | 1,954 (55.8) |
| 7 | 129 (8.5) | 223 (17.4) | 421 (9.8) | 651 (18.6) |
| Total N | 1,519 | 1,278 | 4,306 | 3,503 |
Source: Computed from the GWHS 2003 and GDHS 2008
† Respondents who reported smoking
‡ Respondents who reported consuming alcohol