Table 4 Background characteristics and belief that someone else is responsible NCDs among children
From: Educational status and beliefs regarding non-communicable diseases among children in Ghana
Characteristics | No | Yes | Undecided | Chi-Square | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Level of education | |||||
No education | 25.0 | 62.5 | 12.5 | 8.439 | 0.586 |
Primary | 52.0 | 36.0 | 12.0 | ||
Middle/JHS | 51.6 | 32.8 | 15.6 | ||
Secondary/SHS | 55.9 | 32.4 | 11.7 | ||
Post-secondary | 63.2 | 31.6 | 5.2 | ||
University | 58.8 | 35.3 | 5.9 | ||
Age Group | |||||
< 20 | 62.5 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 17.188 | 0.753 |
20–24 | 52.9 | 29.4 | 17.7 | ||
25–29 | 56.0 | 28.0 | 16.0 | ||
30–34 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 8.0 | ||
35–39 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 11.8 | ||
40–44 | 42.9 | 39.3 | 17.8 | ||
45–49 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | ||
50–54 | 63.6 | 27.3 | 9.1 | ||
55–59 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
60–64 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 | ||
65–69 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 71.1 | 18.4 | 10.5 | 7.437 | 0.024 |
Female | 47.1 | 40.6 | 12.3 | ||
Religion | |||||
Catholic | 84.6 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 8.268 | 0.408 |
Protestant/Anglican | 50.8 | 34.4 | 14.8 | ||
Charismatic/Pentecostal | 47.1 | 38.2 | 14.7 | ||
Traditional/spiritualist | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | ||
Moslem | 55.0 | 35.0 | 10.0 | ||
Place of residence | |||||
Urban | 56.3 | 31.9 | 11.8 | 1.021 | 0.6 |
Rural | 43.8 | 43.8 | 12.4 | ||
Ethnic group | |||||
Akan | 50.0 | 37.3 | 12.7 | 2.001 | 0.981 |
Ga-Dagme | 55.0 | 35.0 | 10.0 | ||
Ewe | 64.0 | 42.0 | 8.0 | ||
Mole-Dagbani | 46.2 | 38.5 | 15.3 | ||
Other Ghanaian | 50.0 | 37.5 | 12.5 | ||