Concurrent Use of Herbal and Orthodox Medicines among Residents of Tamale, Northern Ghana, Who Patronize Hospitals and Herbal Clinics
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.
Variable
Subgroup
Frequency
Percentage
Sex
Female
127
52.9
Male
111
46.3
Religion
Christianity
80
33.3
Islam
154
64.2
Traditionalist
3
1.3
Age
21
14
5.8
21–30
104
43.3
31–40
42
17.5
41–50
33
13.8
51–60
21
8.8
60
25
10.4
Marital status
Single
91
37.9
Currently married
111
46.3
Ever married
30
12.5
Educational status
None
74
30.8
Basic
25
10.4
Secondary/technical
52
21.7
Tertiary
73
30.4
Location of growing up
Rural
117
48.8
Urban
122
50.8
Employment status
Unemployed
30
12.5
Students
45
18.8
Housewife
24
10.0
Private sector
20
8.3
Self-employed
89
37.1
Public sector
28
11.7
Retiree
2
0.8
Type of accommodation currently occupie
Single room in compound house
132
55.0
Chamber and hall in compound house
65
27.1
Self-contained apartment
36
15.0
Mansion
4
1.7
sed as proxy to measure income level. Low income earners occupied single rooms and chamber and hall apartments. Those in self-contained apartments and mansions were middle to high income earners.
