Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
From: Local knowledge and practices towards malaria in an irrigated farming community in Ghana
Variable | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 157 | 47 |
Female | 180 | 53 |
Age | ||
20–29 | 16 | 5 |
30–39 | 184 | 55 |
40–49 | 80 | 24 |
50–59 | 36 | 11 |
60–69 | 14 | 4 |
70–79 | 7 | 2 |
Education | ||
Primary | 91 | 27 |
Middle/junior high | 207 | 61 |
Secondary | 25 | 7 |
Tertiary | 14 | 4 |
Employment status | ||
Employed | 38 | 11 |
Self-employed | 262 | 78 |
Student | 9 | 3 |
Unemployed | 7 | 2 |
Retired worker | 21 | 6 |
Ethnicity | ||
Akan | 46 | 14 |
Ewe | 100 | 30 |
Ga-Adangbe | 171 | 51 |
Guan | 14 | 4 |
Mole-Dagbani | 6 | 2 |
Religious affiliation | ||
Christian | 303 | 90 |
Muslim | 28 | 8 |
Traditionalist | 6 | 2 |
Total | 337 | 100 |