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) | |