Table 2 Socio-demographic and health characteristics of respondents
From: Women’s health status in urban Ghana: dimensions and differentials using short form 36
Indicator | Percent | Number |
|---|---|---|
Age groups | ||
20-29 | 24.5 | 687 |
30-39 | 26.4 | 742 |
40-49 | 19.6 | 552 |
50-59 | 12.9 | 362 |
60 and older | 16.6 | 465 |
Marital status | ||
Currently married | 54.2 | 1523 |
Formerly married | 27.6 | 776 |
Never married | 18.1 | 509 |
Parity | ||
None | 20.7 | 582 |
1-2 | 29.4 | 828 |
3-4 | 25.4 | 714 |
5 or more | 24.5 | 690 |
Ethnicity | ||
Ga-Dangme | 38.5 | 1080 |
Akan | 33.2 | 934 |
Ewe | 14.1 | 395 |
Other ethnic groups | 14.2 | 400 |
Educational Level | ||
None | 17.1 | 481 |
Primary | 12.8 | 360 |
Junior High School | 42.0 | 1179 |
Secondary/higher | 28.1 | 789 |
Wealth status | ||
Poorest | 19.3 | 542 |
Poorer | 21.9 | 614 |
Middle | 20.9 | 587 |
Richer | 20.5 | 576 |
Richest | 17.4 | 490 |
Disease symptom | ||
No symptom | 42.3 | 1187 |
Single | 24.5 | 690 |
Multiple | 33.2 | 932 |
BMI status | ||
Underweight | 3.1 | 87 |
Healthy weight | 31.7 | 891 |
Overweight | 27.9 | 784 |
Obese | 36.1 | 1014 |
Missing | 1.2 | 33 |
Social network | ||
Good | 76.1 | 2138 |
Poor | 23.9 | 671 |
Total | 100.0 | 2809 |