Community Contribution to Tuberculosis Care in the Krachi West District of Ghana: A Qualitative Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Status of participant
Health Workers	7	29.2
TB patients	9	37.5
Community volunteers	4	16.7
TB treatment supporters	2	8.3
Opinion leaders	2	8.3
Age
15-19	1	4.2
20-29	5	20.8
30-39	3	12.5
40-49	8	33.3
50-59	2	8.3
60+	5	20.9
Sex
Male	15	62.5
Female	9	37.5
Marital status
Married	18	75
Never married	6	25
Religion
Christianity	19	79.2
Islam	3	12.5
African Traditional Religion	2	8.3
Ethnicity
Guan	12	50
Ewe	9	37.4
Mole-Dagbani	3	12.6
Highest Level of Education
Primary	2	8.3
JHS/ Middle school	7	29.2
SHS/SSS/O’, A’ level	2	8.3
Tertiary	10	41.7
Non-formal	3	12.5