Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study participants from the rural community in Osudoku (OS) and the urban community in Korle-gonno (KG), Ghana, 2011–2012.
| Characteristic | Category | OS (N = 234) | KG (N = 353) | Total (N = 587) | p-value |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Age (mean/sd) | 34.5 (23.2) | 29.7 (20.6) | 31.6 (21.8) | 0.0085 | |
| Sex | Female | 140 (59.8) | 230 (65.2) | 370 (63.0) | |
| Male | 94 (40.2) | 123 (34.8) | 217 (37.0) | 0.2218 | |
| EH | No | 132 (56.4) | 239 (67.7) | 371 (63.2) | |
| Yes | 102 (43.6) | 114 (32.3) | 216 (36.8) | 0.0071 | |
| SRD | No | 192 (82.1) | 338 (95.8) | 530 (90.3) | |
| Yes | 42 (17.9) | 15 (4.2) | 57 (9.7) | <0.0001 | |
| SRAT | No | 209 (89.3) | 337 (95.5) | 546 (93.0) | |
| Yes | 25 (10.7) | 16 (4.5) | 41 (7.0) | 0.0069 | |
| HWHH | No | 227 (97.0) | 284 (80.5) | 511 (87.1) | |
| Yes | 7 (3.0) | 69 (19.5) | 76 (12.9) | <0.0001 |
sd, standard deviation; EH: exposure to hospitals; SRD: Self-reported disease; SRAT: self-reported antimicrobial therapy; HWHH: healthcare worker in household.