Table 2 Characteristics of study participants, (N = 320)
Participant characteristics | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | ||
< 30 | 123 | 38.4 |
30–40 | 109 | 34.1 |
41+ | 88 | 27.5 |
Gender | ||
Male | 163 | 50.9 |
Female | 157 | 49.1 |
Marital Status | ||
aSingle | 120 | 37.5 |
Married/cohabiting | 200 | 62.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
Akan | 63 | 19.7 |
Ewe | 27 | 8.4 |
Ga | 202 | 63.1 |
Hausa | 16 | 5.0 |
bOthers | 12 | 3.8 |
Occupation | ||
Manager/Manageress/Professionals | 71 | 22.2 |
Fisheries/petty trade | 156 | 48.8 |
Craftsmanship | 60 | 18.8 |
Unemployed/pensioner/student | 33 | 10.3 |
Highest educational qualification | ||
Never attended | 38 | 11.9 |
Pre-primary/Primary/JHS/SSS | 172 | 53.8 |
Technical professional certificate/diploma | 54 | 16.9 |
Bachelor/Postgraduate | 56 | 17.5 |
Household monthly income (Ghana Cedis) | ||
< 250 | 40 | 12.5 |
250–500 | 81 | 25.3 |
510-1,000 | 64 | 20.0 |
1,100-1,500 | 75 | 23.4 |
1,500-2,000 | 42 | 13.1 |
> 2,000 | 18 | 5.6 |
Body Max Index | ||
Normal Weight | 56 | 17.5 |
Overweight | 118 | 36.9 |
Obese | 146 | 45.6 |
No. of years lived in the current house (yrs) | ||
<5 | 88 | 27.5 |
6–10 | 80 | 25.0 |
11+ | 152 | 47.5 |
No. of people living in a household | ||
< 10 | 77 | 24.1 |
10–20 | 144 | 45.0 |
>20 | 99 | 30.9 |
Main source of drinking water for household | ||
cImproved | 279 | 87.2 |
dUnimproved | 41 | 12.8 |
Household access to a toilet facility | ||
No | 133 | 41.6 |
Yes | 187 | 58.4 |
Type of sanitation facility | ||
eUnimproved | 133 | 41.6 |
fImproved | 187 | 58.4 |
Last time you took anti-helminthic? | ||
Within 3 months | 136 | 42.5 |
More than 3 months ago | 90 | 28.1 |
Over a year | 94 | 29.4 |
RDT for malaria parasite | ||
Negative | 281 | 87.8 |
Positive | 39 | 12.2 |