Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteritics of study respondents
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) N = 2746 | |
|---|---|---|
| Residence | Urban | 1241 (45.2) |
| Rural | 1505 (54.8) | |
| Age group (Mean (SD): 61(±14) years | < 50 | 368 (13.4) |
| 50 + | 2376 (86.5) | |
| MV | 2 (0.1) | |
| Marital Status | Never | 75 (2.7) |
| Currently/cohabiting | 1030 (37.5) | |
| Widowed | 1142 (41.6) | |
| Separated/Divorced | 481 (17.5) | |
| MV | 18 (0.7) | |
| Ever Schooled | No | 1462 (53.2) |
| Yes | 945 (34.4) | |
| MV | 339 (12.3) | |
| Ethnicity | Akan | 1326 (48.3) |
| Ewe | 174 (6.3) | |
| Ga Adangbe | 261 (9.5) | |
| Gruma | 124 (4.5) | |
| Others | 488 (17.8) | |
| MV | 373 (13.6) | |
| Religion | Others | 544 (19.8) |
| Christian | 1862 (67.8) | |
| MV | 340 (12.4) | |
| Income Quintile | 1st | 547 (19.9) |
| 2nd | 565 (20.6) | |
| 3rd | 558 (20.3) | |
| 4 th | 557 (20.3) | |
| 5 th | 514 (18.7) | |
| MV | 5 (0.2) | |
| Mother ever employed | No | 95 (3.5) |
| Yes | 2313 (84.2) | |
| MV | 338 (12.3) | |
| Mother’s education | No | 2208 (80.4) |
| Yes | 173 (6.3) | |
| MV | 365 (13.3) | |
| Father ever employed | No | 53 (1.9) |
| Yes | 2350 (85.6) | |
| MV | 343 (12.5) | |
| Father’s education | No | 1881 (68.5) |
| Yes | 441 (16.1) | |
| MV | 424 (15.4) | |
| Health facility visited more often | Private facility | 281 (10.2) |
| Public facility | 1240 (45.2) | |
| Charity facility | 110 (4.0) | |
| pharmacy/Dispensary | 323 (11.8) | |
| Other | 145 (5.3) | |
| MV | 647 (23.6) | |
MV-indicates missing values in the data. All missing data were excluded in the regression analysis