Advances in Public Health / 2021 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Access Differentials in Primary Healthcare among Vulnerable Populations in a Health Insurance Setting in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study Table 1 Background characteristics of vulnerable groups.
Background characteristics Frequency (n = 710) Percentage Gender Male 180 25.4 Female 530 74.6 Age (mean, SD) 51, 21.0 Age groups ≤18 22 3.1 19–30 196 27.6 31–50 91 12.8 51–64 165 23.2 ≥65 236 33.2 Level of education None 252 35.5 Basic education (primary and JSS) 254 35.7 Professional certificate 17 2.4 Senior high school/middle school 166 23.4 Tertiary 21 3.0 Employment (n = 674) Employed 438 65.0 Unemployed 236 35.0 Type of employment (n = 438) Civil/servant 18 4.1 Artisan 96 21.9 Trader 154 35.2 Farmer 20 4.6 Prostitution 53 12.1 Self-employed 42 9.6 Head potter 55 12.6 Marital status (n = 657) Single 103 15.7 Cohabitation 81 12.3 Married 272 41.4 Divorced 29 4.1 Widowed 172 24.2 Number of children (n = 587) 0 23 3.9 1 94 16.0 2 111 18.9 3 64 10.9 >3 295 50.3 Number of dependents (n = 453) 0 16 3.5 1 65 14.3 2 175 38.6 3 47 10.4 >3 150 33.1 Ethnic group (n = 666) Akan 457 68.6 Ewe 30 4.5 Northerner 111 16.7 Other 68 10.2 Religion (n = 671) Christian 573 85.4 Muslim 90 13.4 Others 10 14.9 Average monthly income in GHC (mean, SD) 399.04 (383.53) Have other sources of income 114 16.1 Place of residence (n = 653)Zongo 52 8.0 Slum 86 13.2 Old town 285 43.6 New site 178 27.3 Estate 38 5.8 Others 14 2.1 Rate of socioeconomic status (n = 656) Very rich 13 2.0 Rich 32 4.9 Moderately rich 366 55.8 Poor 205 31.3 Very poor 40 6.1 Wealth quintiles Lowest 145 22.4 Low 115 17.7 Medium 144 22.2 High 125 19.3 Highest 119 18.4