Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
Characteristic | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Status of community | ||
Rural | 300 | 81.1 |
Peri-urban | 70 | 18.9 |
Age group (years) | ||
10–14 | 206 | 55.7 |
15–19 | 164 | 44.3 |
Education | ||
No education | 77 | 20.8 |
Primary school | 154 | 41.6 |
Junior High School | 109 | 29.5 |
Secondary/vocational school | 30 | 8.1 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 53 | 14.3 |
Islam | 317 | 85.7 |
Marital status | ||
Single, never married | 362 | 97.8 |
Married | 8 | 2.2 |
Ethnicity | ||
Dagomba | 368 | 98.9 |
Others | 2 | 1.0 |
Occupation of mother | ||
Farmer | 194 | 52.4 |
Trader | 153 | 41.4 |
Others | 23 | 6.2 |
Education of father | ||
No education | 296 | 80.0 |
Primary school | 27 | 7.3 |
Junior High School | 17 | 4.6 |
Secondary/vocational school | 22 | 5.9 |
Higher National Diploma and above | 8 | 2.2 |
Education of mother | ||
No education | 322 | 87.0 |
Primary school | 21 | 5.7 |
Junior High School | 17 | 4.6 |
Secondary/vocational school | 9 | 2.4 |
Higher National Diploma and above | 1 | 0.3 |
Occupation of father | ||
Farmer | 314 | 84.9 |
Trader | 27 | 7.3 |
Others | 29 | 7.8 |
Household size | ||
3–6 | 92 | 24.9 |
7–10 | 184 | 49.7 |
11+ | 94 | 25.4 |
Perceived socio-economic status | ||
Low | 239 | 64.6 |
Middle | 110 | 29.7 |
High | 21 | 5.7 |
Respondent has a phone | ||
No | 313 | 84.6 |
Yes | 57 | 15.4 |