Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics (n = 244)
Characteristic | Frequency (n) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | ||
18–19 | 14 | 5.7 |
20–24 | 48 | 19.7 |
25–29 | 82 | 33.6 |
30–34 | 58 | 23.8 |
35–39 | 24 | 9.8 |
40 + | 18 | 7.4 |
Education | ||
None | 130 | 53.3 |
Primary | 55 | 22.5 |
Junior High School and above | 59 | 24.2 |
Marital statusa | ||
Currently married | 205 | 84.0 |
Currently unmarried | 39 | 16.0 |
Religion | ||
Islam | 188 | 77.0 |
Others | 56 | 23.0 |
Ethnicity | ||
Gonja | 178 | 73.0 |
Others | 66 | 27.0 |
Occupation | ||
Trader/vendor | 105 | 43.0 |
Housewife | 53 | 21.7 |
Others | 86 | 35.2 |
Number of children under 5 in household | ||
1 | 171 | 70.1 |
2 | 73 | 29.9 |
Source of lighting in the house | ||
Electricity | 233 | 95.5 |
Others | 11 | 4.5 |
Type of fuel used for cooking | ||
Firewood | 172 | 70.5 |
Others | 72 | 29.5 |
Household wealth index (tertile) | ||
Poorest | 84 | 34.4 |
Medium | 81 | 33.2 |
Richest | 79 | 32.4 |