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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: A mixed-methods study of the awareness and functionality of sexual and reproductive health services among persons with disability in Ghana

Variable

Frequency

Percentage

Disability type

  

 Physically disabled

170

42.3

 Visually impaired

232

57.7

Age (years)

  

 18–29

46

11.4

 30–39

79

19.7

 40–49

73

18.2

 50–59

89

22.1

 60 and above

115

28.6

Sex

  

 Female

195

48.5

 Male

207

51.5

Residence

  

 Kumasi metropolis

323

80.4

 Offinso north

79

19.7

Level of education

  

 No formal education

68

16.9

 Primary

66

16.4

 Junior High School

130

32.3

 Senior High School/Tertiary

138

34.3

Religious affiliation

  

 Christian

356

88.6

 Non-Christian

46

11.4

Marital status

  

 Never married

97

24.1

 Married

178

44.3

 Separated/Widowed/Divorced

127

31.6

Ethnicity

  

 Akan

330

82.1

 Non-Akan

72

17.9

Employment

  

 Not working

199

49.5

 Working

203

50.5

Income (GHC)

  

 0–99

203

50.50

 100–299

102

25.37

 300 + 

97

24.13

NHIS Subscription

  

 No

13

3.2

 Yes

389

96.8

Duration to the nearest health facility

 Less than 30 min

133

33.1

 30–59 min

192

47.8

 60 min and above

77

19.2

  1. NHIS National Health Insurance, GHC Ghana Cedis