Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
Variable | Category | N = 389 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Less than 20 | 133 | 34.2 | |
20 | 63 | 16.2 | ||
21 | 72 | 18.5 | ||
22 | 87 | 22.4 | ||
23 | 13 | 3.3 | Mean ± SD | |
24 | 9 | 2.3 | 22 ± 1.5 | |
25 and above | 12 | 3.1 | ||
Marital status | Single | 356 | 91.5 | |
Married | 33 | 8.5 | ||
Skin colour | Fair | 159 | 40.9 | |
Dark | 230 | 59.1 | ||
Which area did you grow up | Rural | 52 | 13.4 | |
Urban | 337 | 86.6 | ||
Where do you reside during vacation | Rural | 64 | 16.5 | |
Urban | 325 | 83.5 | ||
Nature of senior high school attended | Private | 39 | 10.0 | |
Public | 350 | 90.0 | ||
Category of senior high school attended. | Mixed school | 114 | 29.3 | |
Girls school | 275 | 70.7 | ||
Level of students | Level 100 | 115 | 29.6 | |
Level 200 | 135 | 34.7 | ||
Level 300 | 45 | 11.6 | ||
Level 400 | 94 | 24.2 | ||
Where do you reside in the school | Campus | 197 | 50.6 | |
Off-campus | 192 | 49.4 | ||
Classification of accommodation | Hostel | 311 | 79.9 | |
Homestel | 78 | 20.1 | ||
Income (Ghs) | Less than 100 | 73 | 18.8 | |
101–200 | 119 | 30.6 | ||
201–300 | 67 | 17.2 | ||
301–400 | 36 | 9.3 | ||
401–500 | 24 | 6.2 | Mean ± SD | |
More than 500 | 70 | 18.0 | 250.5 ± 1.74 | |
Religion | Christianity | 362 | 93.1 | |
Islam | 12 | 3.1 | ||
Traditional | 15 | 3.9 | ||
Ethnicity | Akan | 303 | 77.9 | |
Ewe | 41 | 10.5 | ||
Ga | 3 | 0.8 | ||
Mole Dangbani | 15 | 3.9 | ||
Guan | 9 | 2.3 | ||
Other specify | 18 | 4.6 | ||
Programme of study | Health-related | 297 | 76.3 | |
Non-health related | 92 | 23.7 |