Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.
| Variable (n = 365) | Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age of respondent | |||
| ≤19 | 3 | 0.9 | |
| 20-30 | 190 | 52.1 | |
| 31-40 | 93 | 25.6 | |
| 41-50 | 54 | 14.4 | |
| 51-60 | 25 | 6.9 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 158 | 43.3 | |
| Female | 207 | 56.7 | |
| Religion | |||
| Christianity | 342 | 93.7 | |
| Islam | 18 | 4.9 | |
| Traditional | 3 | 0.8 | |
| Other | 2 | 0.5 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Akan | 207 | 56.7 | |
| Ga-Dangme | 73 | 20.0 | |
| Mole-Dagbon | 18 | 4.9 | |
| Ewe | 58 | 15.9 | |
| Others | 9 | 2.5 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 202 | 55.34 | |
| Married | 151 | 41.37 | |
| Divorced | 3 | 0.82 | |
| Separated | 1 | 0.27 | |
| Widow/widower | 8 | 2.19 | |
| Educational qualification | |||
| Certificate | 92 | 25.2 | |
| Diploma | 91 | 24.9 | |
| Bachelor's degree | 151 | 41.4 | |
| Master's degree | 25 | 6.8 | |
| Others | 5 | 1.4 | |
| Occupation | |||
| Doctor | 67 | 18.4 | |
| Nurse | 238 | 65.2 | |
| Pharmacist | 30 | 8.2 | |
| Biomedical | 23 | 6.3 | |
| Radiographer | 7 | 1.9 | |
| Years of work experience | |||
| 1-5 years | 180 | 49.3 | |
| 6-10 years | 98 | 26.8 | |
| 11-15 years | 41 | 11.2 | |
| 16-20 years | 19 | 5.2 | |
| 21-25 years | 16 | 4.4 | |
| >25 years | 11 | 3.0 | |
| Category of hospital | |||
| Teaching hospital | 20 | 5.5 | |
| Regional hospital | 75 | 20.5 | |
| District hospital | 197 | 54.0 | |
| Polyclinic | 71 | 19.5 | |
| Others | 2 | 0.5 | |
| Department of respondents | |||
| Inpatients | 152 | 41.6 | |
| Outpatients | 213 | 58.3 | |
| Children | |||
| Yes | 231 | 63.29 | |
| No | 134 | 36.71 | |
Others under the religion column refers to minority religious bodies such as Hindus. In case of ethnicity, it includes minority ethnic groups. Others under the category of hospitals refers to quasigovernment hospitals.