Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.
| Sociodemographic variables | Frequency (n) | Percent |
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| Age group (years) | ||
| <24 | 403 | 34.1 |
| 25–29 | 383 | 32.4 |
| 30–34 | 248 | 21 |
| 35+ | 147 | 12.5 |
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| Marital status | ||
| Married | 1096 | 92.8 |
| Cohabiting | 39 | 3.3 |
| Widow | 2 | 0.2 |
| Single | 44 | 3.7 |
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| Religion | ||
| Muslim | 1053 | 89.2 |
| Christian | 128 | 10.8 |
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| Residence/locality | ||
| Rural | 162 | 13.7 |
| Peri-urban | 232 | 19.6 |
| Urban | 787 | 66.6 |
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| Educational level | ||
| No school | 585 | 49.5 |
| Primary | 253 | 21.4 |
| Secondary | 178 | 15.1 |
| College/tertiary | 165 | 14.0 |
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| Occupation | ||
| Farmer | 44 | 3.7 |
| Artisan | 235 | 19.9 |
| Salaried employment | 149 | 12.6 |
| Petty trading | 465 | 39.4 |
| Business owners | 23 | 1.9 |
| Food vendor | 26 | 2.2 |
| Domestic activities | 10 | 0.9 |
| Student | 56 | 4.7 |
| Unemployed | 170 | 14.4 |
| Other | 3 | 0.3 |
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| Ethnicity | ||
| Dagomba | 910 | 77.1 |
| Other | 271 | 22.9 |
Data are presented as count and percent.