Table 1.
Socio-demographic/economic characteristics of study participants
| Item | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 53 | 49.5 |
| Female | 54 | 50.5 |
| Age (years) | ||
| <20 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 20–29 | 33 | 30.8 |
| 30–39 | 29 | 27.1 |
| 40–49 | 19 | 17.8 |
| 50–59 | 11 | 10.3 |
| ≥60 | 10 | 9.4 |
| Educational level | ||
| No/some formal education | 14 | 13.1 |
| Basic educationa | 42 | 39.3 |
| Secondary educationb | 26 | 24.3 |
| Tertiary | 25 | 23.4 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/never married | 62 | 57.9 |
| Married | 26 | 24.3 |
| Widowed | 6 | 5.6 |
| Divorced | 8 | 7.5 |
| Separated | 5 | 4.7 |
| Distance to psychiatric hospital in km (median;iqr) | 107 | (32.0; 63.5)c |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 92 | 86 |
| Islam | 13 | 12.2 |
| Others | 2 | 1.8 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | 43 | 40.2 |
| Self-employed | 44 | 41.1 |
| Public servant | 11 | 10.3 |
| Retired | 2 | 1.9 |
| Other | 7 | 6.5 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Akan | 40 | 37.4 |
| Ewe | 27 | 25.2 |
Distance to psychiatric hospital (in KM)
aPrimary/Junior High
bSenior High/Vocational
cRepresents median and inter-quartile range (iqr)