Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
From: Prevalence, trends and associated factors of malaria in the Shai-Osudoku District Hospital, Ghana
Variables | Frequency [n = 3896] | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age in complete years | ||
≤ 10 | 402 | 10.3 |
11–20 | 393 | 10.1 |
21–30 | 1096 | 28.1 |
31–40 | 968 | 24.9 |
41–50 | 507 | 13.0 |
≥ 51 | 530 | 13.6 |
Mean age (32.5 ± 17.4) | ||
Sex | ||
Female | 2754 | 70.7 |
Male | 1142 | 29.3 |
Residential status | ||
Urban | 2700 | 69.3 |
Rural | 1196 | 30.7 |
Religion | ||
No Religion | 295 | 7.6 |
Christian | 2895 | 74.3 |
Muslim | 706 | 18.1 |
Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 916 | 23.5 |
Employed | 2720 | 69.8 |
Missing | 260 | 6.7 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 1834 | 47.1 |
Married | 1771 | 45.5 |
Widowed/Divorced/ Separated | 104 | 2.7 |
Missing | 187 | 4.8 |