Table 1 Participants’ characteristics
Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
15-19 | 283 | 30 |
20-24 | 664 | 70 |
Education | ||
Pre-primary | 113 | 12 |
Primary | 230 | 24 |
Junior high | 461 | 49 |
Senior high | 135 | 14 |
Higher | 9 | 1 |
Marital status | ||
Currently married/in union | 573 | 61 |
Formerly married/in union | 77 | 8 |
Never married/ in union | 297 | 31 |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 246 | 26 |
Second | 226 | 24 |
Middle | 222 | 23 |
Fourth | 172 | 18 |
Richest | 81 | 9 |
Area of residence | ||
Urban | 328 | 35 |
Rural | 619 | 65 |
Region | ||
Western | 106 | 11 |
Central | 116 | 12 |
Greater Accra | 79 | 8 |
Volta | 91 | 10 |
Eastern | 148 | 15 |
Ashanti | 190 | 20 |
Brong-Ahafo | 77 | 8 |
Northern | 81 | 9 |
Upper West | 34 | 4 |
Upper East | 25 | 3 |
Health insurance status | ||
Non-insured | 606 | 64 |
Insured | 341 | 36 |
Frequency of reading newspaper | ||
Not at all | 890 | 94 |
Less than once a week | 39 | 4 |
At least once a week | 18 | 2 |
Frequency of listening to the radio | ||
Not at all | 368 | 39 |
Less than once a week | 159 | 17 |
At least once a week | 173 | 18 |
Almost everyday | 248 | 26 |
Frequency of watching television | ||
Not at all | 295 | 31 |
Less than once a week | 104 | 11 |
At least once a week | 121 | 13 |
Almost everyday | 428 | 45 |
Ever used the internet | ||
Yes | 97 | 10 |
No | 840 | 90 |
Own a mobile phone | ||
Yes | 571 | 60 |
No | 376 | 40 |