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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (Ghana)

From: Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with vision difficulties in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo: a multi-country analysis of recent multiple Indicator cluster surveys

Variables

Males

Females

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

Vision difficulty

 No

3676

85.53 [95% CI: 83.81, 86.72]

10,122

80.88 [95% CI: 79.88, 81.84]

 Yes

632

14.67 [95% CI: 13.27–16.19]

2394

19.12 [95% CI: 18.16–20.12]

Age

  < 20

516

12.0

1042

8.3

 20–29

1463

34.0

4360

34.8

 30–39

1250

29.0

4092

32.7

 40+

1080

25.1

3023

24.2

Educational level

 Pre-primary or none

499

11.6

2660

21.3

 Primary

445

10.3

2178

17.4

 JSS/JHS/Middle

1647

38.2

4602

36.8

 SSS/SHS/ Secondary

1220

28.3

2245

17.9

 Higher

497

11.5

832

6.6

Marital status

 Currently married/in union

2371

55.0

8182

65.4

 Formerly married/in union

195

4.5

1357

10.8

 Never married/in union

1743

40.4

2978

23.8

Health insurance

 With insurance

1636

38.0

7044

56.3

 Without insurance

2673

62.0

5473

43.7

Wealth index

 Poorest

741

17.2

2068

16.5

 Poorer

659

15.3

2270

18.1

 Middle

861

20.0

2514

20.1

 Richer

970

22.5

2673

21.4

 Richest

1078

25.0

2993

23.9

Place of residence

 Urban

2111

49.0

6373

50.9

 Rural

2198

51.0

6144

49.1

Region of residence

 Western

441

10.2

1241

9.9

 Central

349

8.1

1187

9.5

 Accra

571

13.3

1697

13.6

 Volta

337

7.8

953

7.6

 Eastern

559

13.0

1502

12.0

 Ashanti

1059

24.6

2978

23.8

 Brong Ahafo

374

8.7

1149

9.2

 Northern

386

9.0

1160

9.3

 Upper West

131

3.0

362

2.9

 Upper East

104

2.4

287

2.3

  1. JHS Junior High School, JSS Junior Secondary School, SHS Senior High School, SSS Senior Secondary School