Table 1 Background characteristics of respondents
Variables | Statistics | |
|---|---|---|
Sex of respondent | Freq | Percent |
Male | 436 | 38.18 |
Female | 706 | 61.82 |
Total | 1142 | 100.00 |
Age range of respondent | ||
18–23 | 50 | 4.66 |
24–29 | 302 | 28.15 |
30–35 | 503 | 46.88 |
36–41 | 168 | 15.66 |
42–47 | 31 | 2.89 |
48+ | 19 | 1.77 |
Total | 1073 | 100.00 |
Marital status of respondent | ||
Divorced/widowed | 17 | 1.54 |
Living together | 19 | 1.72 |
Married | 594 | 53.85 |
Never married | 457 | 41.43 |
Separated | 16 | 1.45 |
Total | 1103 | 100.00 |
Religious affiliation of respondent | ||
Christian | 1016 | 92.03 |
Moslem/Traditionalist/other | 88 | 7.97 |
Total | 1104 | 100.00 |
Region of residence of respondent | ||
Ashanti | 61 | 5.77 |
Ahafo | 9 | 0.85 |
Brong Ahafo | 38 | 3.60 |
Bono East | 45 | 4.26 |
Central | 85 | 8.04 |
Eastern | 98 | 9.27 |
Greater Accra | 228 | 21.57 |
Northern/North East | 63 | 5.96 |
Savannah | 13 | 1.23 |
Upper East | 60 | 5.68 |
Upper West | 33 | 3.12 |
V olta/Oti | 219 | 20.72 |
Western/Western North | 105 | 9.93 |
Total | 1057 | 100.00 |
Educational level of respondent | ||
Certificate | 349 | 31.08 |
Diploma | 391 | 34.82 |
Bachelors | 335 | 29.83 |
Masters/PhD/fellowship | 48 | 4.27 |
Total | 1123 | 100.00 |
Student | 52 | 4.62 |
Allied health | 186 | 16.52 |
Medical officer | 20 | 1.78 |
Midwife | 197 | 17.50 |
Nurse | 560 | 49.73 |
Pharmacist | 19 | 1.69 |
Other health staff | 92 | 8.17 |
Total | 1126 | 100.00 |
Workplace of respondent | ||
Government | 829 | 77.40 |
Private | 71 | 6.63 |
Mission | 113 | 10.55 |
Quasi/Other | 58 | 5.42 |
Total | 1071 | 100.00 |
Work experience of health staff | ||
1 year or less | 238 | 22.60 |
2–5 years | 358 | 34.00 |
6–9 years | 289 | 27.45 |
10 years or more | 168 | 15.95 |
Total | 1053 | 100.00 |
Respondents working in COVID-19 treatment centre | ||
No | 813 | 74.25 |
Yes | 282 | 25.75 |
Total | 1095 | 100.00 |
Participate in COVID-19 vaccine trial | ||
No | 393 | 52.33 |
Yes | 358 | 47.67 |
Total | 751 | 100.00 |
Advice someone to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine trial | ||
No | 354 | 47.64 |
Yes | 389 | 52.36 |
Total | 743 | 100.00 |
Accept to be immunized with a COVID-19 vaccine | ||
No | 223 | 29.85 |
Yes | 524 | 70.15 |
Total | 747 | 100.00 |
Advice someone to be immunized with a COVID-19 vaccine | ||
No | 184 | 24.76 |
Yes | 559 | 75.24 |
Total | 743 | 100.00 |