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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: Assessing health-seeking behaviour and malaria prevention practices among communities in four districts of the Volta Region of Ghana

Characteristics

Frequency

%

Gender

  

Male

1093

43.8

Female

1400

56.2

Age

  

18–29

612

24.5

30–39

605

24.3

40–49

509

20.4

50–59

392

15.7

60–69

224

9.0

 ≥ 70

151

6.1

Districts

  

Ketu South

834

33.5

Ho West

671

26.9

Hohoe

542

21.7

Nkwanta South

446

17.9

Religion

  

Christianity

2154

86.4

Islam

96

3.9

Traditional

243

9.7

Education

  

None

357

14.3

Primary

372

14.9

JHS

994

40.0

SHS

532

21.3

Tertiary

238

9.5

Occupation

  

Farming

742

29.8

Trading

685

27.5

Skilled labour

437

17.5

Unskilled labour

139

5.6

Civil servants

155

6.2

Unemployed

281

11.2

Others

54

2.2