Table 1 Background characteristics of the respondents
From: Educational status and beliefs regarding non-communicable diseases among children in Ghana
Background characteristics | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Level of education | ||
No education | 17 | 7.7 |
Primary | 26 | 11.8 |
Middle/JHS | 67 | 30.5 |
Secondary/SHS | 41 | 18.6 |
Post-secondary | 29 | 13.2 |
University | 40 | 18.2 |
Age Group | ||
< 25 | 31 | 14.7 |
25–34 | 72 | 35.5 |
35–44 | 55 | 22.7 |
45–54 | 20 | 8.9 |
55–64 | 6 | 2.7 |
65+ | 4 | 1.8 |
Sex | 3.3 | |
Male | 56 | 24.9 |
Female | 169 | 75.1 |
Religion | ||
Catholic | 18 | 8.7 |
Protestant/Anglican | 76 | 36.5 |
Charismatic/Pentecostal | 86 | 41.4 |
Traditional/spiritualist | 3 | 1.4 |
Moslem | 25 | 12.0 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 185 | 90.7 |
Rural | 19 | 9.3 |
Ethnic group | ||
Akan | 125 | 55.6 |
Ga-Dagme | 21 | 9.3 |
Ewe | 40 | 17.8 |
Mole-Dagbani | 17 | 7.6 |
Other Ghanaian | 22 | 9.8 |