Table 1 Socio-demographic and household characteristics of respondents in East Mamprusi Municipal, Ghana
Variables | Frequency (Percent)/ Mean (±Standard deviation) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 26.7 (± 6.68) |
Number of births | 3.1 (± 1.89) |
Educational status | Â |
Not educated | 256 (64.0) |
Educated | 144 (36.0) |
Ethnic group | Â |
Mamprusi | 265 (66.3) |
Others | 135 (33.8) |
Religious affiliation | Â |
Christianity | 32 (8.0) |
Islam | 368 (92.0) |
Occupation | Â |
Trader | 76 (19.0) |
Agriculture worker | 134 (33.5) |
Service worker | 62 (15.5) |
Unemployed | 128 (32.0) |
Sleeping material | Â |
Mat | 337 (84.3) |
Mattress | 63 (15.8) |
Household socio-economic status (tertile) | Â |
Low | 135 (33.8) |
Medium | 139 (34.8) |
High | 126 (31.5) |
Household main source of water | Â |
Pipe water | 170 (42.5) |
Well/borehole | 230 (57.5) |
Household main source of lighting | Â |
Electricity | 323 (80.3) |
Others | 77 (19.3) |
Residential status | Â |
Rural | 87 (21.8) |
Urban | 84 (21.0) |
Peri-urban | 229 (57.3) |