Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of CNCDs patients at HTH
Variable | Frequency[N = 250] | Percent [%] |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
20–29 | 13 | 5.2 |
30–39 | 32 | 12.8 |
40–49 | 38 | 15.2 |
50–59 | 75 | 30.0 |
60+ | 92 | 36.8 |
Sex | ||
Male | 117 | 46.8 |
Female | 133 | 53.2 |
Level of education | ||
No formal education | 28 | 11.2 |
Primary | 22 | 8.8 |
Junior high school | 45 | 18.0 |
Secondary | 64 | 25.6 |
Tertiary | 91 | 36.4 |
Main occupation | ||
Civil servant | 72 | 28.8 |
Farmer | 28 | 11.2 |
Trader | 46 | 18.4 |
Unemployed | 52 | 20.8 |
Artisan | 52 | 20.8 |
Religion | ||
African Traditional | 8 | 3.2 |
Christianity | 234 | 93.6 |
Islam | 8 | 3.2 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 25 | 10.0 |
Married | 167 | 66.8 |
Divorced | 31 | 12.4 |
Widowed | 27 | 10.8 |
Ethnicity | ||
Akan | 35 | 14.0 |
Ewe | 164 | 65.6 |
Ga/Dangme | 11 | 4.4 |
Guan | 33 | 13.2 |
Mole-Dagbani | 7 | 2.8 |
Persons in a household | ||
1–5 | 220 | 88.0 |
6–10 | 30 | 12.0 |
Health financing | ||
Self | 127 | 50.8 |
NHIS | 47 | 18.8 |
Family support | 76 | 30.4 |
Diagnosed CNCD | ||
Diabetes | 63 | 25.2 |
Hypertension | 69 | 27.6 |
Stroke | 64 | 25.6 |
Co-morbid (Diabetes, Hypertension) | 54 | 21.6 |