Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population stratified by sex.
| Characteristics | Overall, n (%)1 | Female, n (%) | Male, n(%) | P-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314 (100) | 242 (77.1) | 72 (22.9) | ||
| Age (years) | 0.002 | |||
| 18–29 | 90 (29.0) | 81 (33.9) | 9 (12.7) | |
| 30–39 | 141 (45.5) | 104 (43.5) | 37 (52.1) | |
| ≥40 | 79 (25.5) | 54 (22.6) | 25 (35.2) | |
| Marital status | 0.298 | |||
| Married | 208 (68.2) | 156 (66.7) | 52 (73.2) | |
| Single | 97 (31.8) | 78 (33.3) | 19 (26.8) | |
| Educational level | 0.018 | |||
| Primary or lower | 103 (33.7) | 87 (37.0) | 16 (22.5) | |
| Junior High | 153 (50.0) | 116 (49.7) | 37 (52.1) | |
| ≥ High School | 50 (16.3) | 32 (13.6) | 18 (25.4) | |
| Employment status | 0.015 | |||
| Employed | 218 (71.7) | 159 (68.2) | 59 (83.1) | |
| Unemployed | 86 (28.3) | 74 (31.8) | 12 (19.9) | |
| Monthly income (Ghana Cedis)3 | 0.001 | |||
| <50 | 70 (47.0) | 61 (56.0) | 9 (22.5) | |
| 50–100 | 63 (42.3) | 39 (35.8) | 24 (60.0) | |
| >100 | 16 (10.7) | 9 (8.3) | 7 (17.5) | |
| House has piped water | 0.029 | |||
| Yes | 113 (36.9) | 79 (33.6) | 34 (47.9) | |
| No | 193 (63.1) | 156 (66.4) | 37 (52.1) | |
| House has electricity | 0.009 | |||
| Yes | 242 (79.1) | 178 (75.7) | 64 (90.1) | |
| No | 64 (20.9) | 57 (24.3) | 7 (9.9) | |
| Religious affiliation | 0.099 | |||
| Christian | 266 (87.2) | 209 (88.9) | 57 (81.4) | |
| Muslim/others | 39 (12.8) | 26 (11.1) | 13 (18.6) | |
| Number of children 10–15 years in the household | 0.068 | |||
| ≤ 1 | 110 (70.5) | 89 (74.2) | 21 (58.3) | |
| ≥ 2 | 46 (29.5) | 31 (25.8) | 15 (41.7) | |
1
Not all participants have answered all the socio-demographic characteristics.
2
Bold P-values are significant at P<0.05.
3
1.4 Ghana cedis were approximately equal to US$ 1.00 in 2009.