From: Understanding and retention of the informed consent process among parents in rural northern Ghana
Characteristics | Categories | % (n) | [95%CI] |
---|---|---|---|
Age groups (years) | < 25 | 14.8 (40) | [10.7, 19.6] |
25–35 | 48.5(131) | [42.4, 54.6] | |
> 35 | 36.7(99) | [30.9, 42.7] | |
Formal education (years) | None | 53.7 (145) | [47.5, 59.8] |
1–9 | 42.6 (115) | [36.6, 48.7] | |
> 9 | 3.7 (10) | [1.7, 6.7] | |
Primary occupation | Farming | 62.2 (168) | [56.1, 68.0] |
Trading | 34.1 (92) | [28.4, 40.1] | |
Others | 3.7 (10) | [1.7, 6.7] | |
Marital status | Married | 91.9 (248) | [87.9, 94.8] |
Single | 2.6 (7) | [1.0, 5.3] | |
Others | 5.6 (15) | [3.1, 9.0] | |
Religion | Christianity | 71.9 (194) | [66.0, 77.1] |
Islam | 0.7 (2) | [0.1, 2.1] | |
African traditional | 27.4 (74) | [22.1, 33.1] |