Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents
From: Community concepts of malaria-related illness with and without convulsions in southern Ghana
Demographic characteristics of respondents | Vignettes presented | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | With convulsion (N = 101) | Without convulsion (N = 100) |
Age of respondents* | Â | Â |
   Mean age | 49.0 | 38.0 |
   Std. Dev. | 15.8 | 12.5 |
   Mode | 35 | 25 |
   Female: male ratio | 1:1 | 1:1 |
Education | Â | Â |
   Mean years of education | 6.1 | 6.6 |
   No education (%) | 22.9 | 19.0 |
   Highest education (years) | 20 | 14.0 |
Marital status (%) | Â | Â |
   Married | 66.3 | 58.0 |
   Never married | 3.0 | 20.0 |
   Divorced/separated | 16.8 | 16.0 |
   Widowed | 13.9 | 6.0 |
Religion (%) | Â | Â |
   Christianity | 55.4 | 64.0 |
   Traditional religion | 40.6 | 35.0 |
   Islamic | 3.0 | 1.0 |
   Others | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Household income (%) | Â | Â |
   Regular & dependable | 23.8 | 23 |
   Uncertain/not sure | 52.5 | 48 |
   Not regular & dependable | 23.7 | 29 |