Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.
Characteristics | Frequency (%/mean ± SD) |
---|---|
Age (years) | 53.8 ± 13.8 |
Age groups | |
18-29 | 5 (5) |
30-39 | 12 (12) |
40-49 | 18 (18) |
50-59 | 25 (25) |
≥60 | 40 (40) |
Sex | |
Male | 31 (31) |
Female | 69 (69) |
Ethnicity | |
Northerner | 36 (36) |
Ga/Adangbe | 9 (9) |
Ewe | 5 (5) |
Akan | 50 (50) |
Marital status | |
Single | 9 (9) |
Married | 83 (83) |
Divorced | 6 (6) |
Widowed | 2 (2) |
Religion | |
Muslim | 36 (36) |
Christian | 64 (64) |
Level of education | |
Primary | 3 (3) |
JHS | 26 (26) |
SHS | 14 (14) |
Tertiary | 14 (14) |
Informal | 2 (2) |
None | 41 (41) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 20 (20) |
Self-employed | 62 (62) |
Not employed | 18 (18) |