Conceptual Behaviour Underpinning the Occurrence of Nonfaecal Matter in Faecal Sludge in Some Urban Communities, Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (N = 400).

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Age (years)
<19	31	7.8
20–29	132	33.0
30–39	92	23.0
40–49	75	18.8
50–59	48	12.0
≥60	22	6.2
Mean ± SD 29.5 ± 0.39 (95% Cl:25.65–32.0)
Sex
Male	232	58.0
Female	168	42.0
Educational level
None	47	11.8
Basic	217	54.3
Secondary	88	22.0
Tertiary	48	11.9
Religion
Islam	145	36.3
Christianity	235	58.8
Traditionalist	18	4.5
Others	2	0.4
Occupation
Unemployed	112	28.0
Employed	288	72.0
Household size
1	12	3.0
2–5	80	20.0
6–9	128	32.0
≥10	180	45.0

SD: standard deviation. CI: confidence interval. Source: field work, 2019.