Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare Professionals and Clinical Medical Students on Contraception: A Cross-Sectional Study in Cape Coast, Ghana
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of study participants.
Variable
Frequency ()
Percentage (%)
Gender
Male
170
42.5
Female
230
57.5
Age (years)
Mean age (SD)
27.4 (±5.35)
<20
1
0.3
20–29
294
73.5
30–39
84
21.0
40–49
14
3.5
≥50
3
0.8
Not indicated
4
1.0
Marital status
Married
83
20.8
Single
311
77.8
Cohabiting
1
0.3
Divorced/separated
1
0.3
Widowed
2
0.5
Not indicated
2
0.5
Religion
Christian
384
96.0
Moslem
12
3.0
Othera
4
1.0
Occupation/participant’s status
Students/trainees
140
35.0
Health workers
255
63.7
Not indicated
5
1.3
Years of practiceb ()
<5
211
81.2
5–9
30
11.5
10–14
11
4.2
15–19
3
1.2
≥20
5
1.9
aOther refers to Hindu and nonreligious people. bThis variable is restricted to health workers, and the denominator is the total number of health workers, i.e., 260. .
