Socio-demographic variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 34 | 22.4 |
Female | 118 | 77.6 |
Age (in completed years) | ||
< 20 | 6 | 3.9 |
20–29 | 32 | 21.1 |
30–39 | 46 | 30.3 |
40–49 | 32 | 21.1 |
50–59 | 27 | 17.8 |
60+ | 9 | 5.9 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 32 | 21.1 |
Married | 83 | 54.6 |
Divorced | 19 | 12.5 |
Widowed | 18 | 11.8 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 132 | 86.8 |
Muslim | 17 | 11.2 |
Traditionalist | 3 | 2.0 |
Ethnicity | ||
Akan | 23 | 15.1 |
Ewe | 11 | 77.0 |
Ga | 10 | 6.6 |
Mole-Dagbani | 2 | 1.3 |
Highest educational level | ||
No formal education | 10 | 6.6 |
Primary | 64 | 42.1 |
JSS/JHS | 14 | 9.2 |
SSS/SHS | 46 | 30.3 |
Tertiary | 18 | 11.8 |
Place of residence | ||
In Ho Municipality | 51 | 33.6 |
Outside Ho Municipality | 101 | 66.4 |
Employment status | ||
Employed | 132 | 86.8 |
Unemployed | 20 | 13.2 |
Occupation (n = 132) | ||
Artisan/Skilled worker | 41 | 31.1 |
Trader | 53 | 40.2 |
Farmer | 19 | 14.4 |
Teacher | 7 | 5.3 |
Retired | 1 | 0.8 |
Other | 11 | 8.3 |
Length of being on anti-retroviral therapy | ||
≤ 6 months | 13 | 8.6 |
7–11 months | 10 | 6.6 |
1–2 years | 32 | 21.0 |
3–4 years | 45 | 29.6 |
5–10 years | 49 | 32.2 |
> 10 years | 3 | 2.0 |
Received nutritional counselling | ||
Yes | 148 | 97.4 |
No | 4 | 2.6 |