Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of respondents.
| Demographic variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage (100%) |
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| Age in years | 18-27 years | 26 | 33.3 |
| 28-35 years | 35 | 44.9 | |
| 36 years and above | 17 | 21.8 | |
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| Literacy | Yes | 65 | 83.3 |
| No | 13 | 16.7 | |
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| Level of education | Primary | 9 | 11.5 |
| Secondary | 16 | 20.5 | |
| Tertiary | 41 | 52.6 | |
| No formal education | 12 | 15.4 | |
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| Average monthly income | Below ₵500 | 31 | 39.7 |
| ₵501-1000 | 18 | 23.1 | |
| ₵1001-2000 | 20 | 25.6 | |
| ₵2001-3000 | 5 | 6.4 | |
| Above ₵3000 | 4 | 5.1 | |
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| Religion | Atheist | 1 | 1.3 |
| Christian | 56 | 71.8 | |
| Muslim | 13 | 16.7 | |
| Traditional religion | 8 | 10.3 | |
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| Ethnicity | Akan | 39 | 50 |
| Ewe | 14 | 17.9 | |
| Northern | 16 | 20.5 | |
| Others | 9 | 11.5 | |
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| Marital status | Never married | 12 | 15.4 |
| Cohabitation | 7 | 9 | |
| Married | 52 | 66.7 | |
| Divorced | 5 | 6.4 | |
| Widowed | 2 | 2.6 | |
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| Occupation | Student | 7 | 9 |
| Unemployed | 9 | 11.5 | |
| Public employment | 37 | 47.4 | |
| Self-employment | 17 | 21.8 | |
| Housewife | 3 | 3.8 | |
| Others | 5 | 6.4 | |
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| Health insurance | NHIS | 70 | 89.7 |
| Private health insurance | 3 | 3.8 | |
| None | 5 | 6.4 | |