Table 1 Sample characteristics of the study participants
|  |  | Category of Respondents (N = 60) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Category | Users (poor older people) (N = 30) | Providers(N = 15) | Caregivers(N = 15) |
Gender | Male | 7 | 6 | – |
| Â | Female | 23 | 9 | 15 |
Education | None | 19 | – | 8 |
|  | Basic | 8 | – | 5 |
Secondary | 3 | – | 2 | |
Tertiary | – | 15 | – | |
Religion | Christianity | 27 | 12 | 14 |
| Â | Islam | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Ethnicity | Akan | 25 | 12 | 13 |
| Â | Northerner | 5 | 3 | 2 |