Factors Influencing Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment in the Ketu North District of the Volta Region, Ghana

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study respondents.

Parameter	Frequency	Percentage
Age (years)
Age category (years)
20–29	18	14.4
30–39	42	33.6
40–49	41	32.8
50–59	24	19.2
Gender
Female	49	39.2
Male	76	60.8
Educational status
None	20	16.0
Primary	54	42.2
Secondary	43	34.4
Tertiary	8	6.4
Religion
Christianity	99	79.2
Islam	5	4
Traditional	16	12.8
Others	5	4
Marital status
Single	16	12.8
Cohabiting	15	12
Married	74	59.2
Separated	11	8.8
Widowed	9	7.2
Ethnicity
Akan	2	1.6
Ewe	113	90.4
Others	10	8
Employment status
Employed	116	92.8
Unemployed	9	7.2

Data are presented as figures and percentages. is expressed as .