Table 1 Background Characteristics of study participants
Characteristics | Participant Categories | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mother (26) | Father (1) | Grand-mother (2) | Herbalist (4) | THP (7) | Faith healer (2) | Total (42) | |
Sex | |||||||
Female | 26 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 33 |
Male | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 |
Age Group (in years) | |||||||
20–29 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
30–39 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
40–49 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
50–59 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
60–69 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
70–79 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Religious Affiliation | |||||||
Christian | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 32 |
Traditionalist | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | – | 10 |
Marital Status | |||||||
Married | 16 | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | 23 |
Divorced | 9 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 12 |
Widowed | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Educational Level | |||||||
No formal educ. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
Primary | 14 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 19 |
SSS/SHS | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
Ethnic affiliation | |||||||
Akan | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 37 |
Ewe | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Togolese | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Duration of Practice | |||||||
30–39 years | ana | na | Na | 4 | 4 | – | 8 |
40–49 years | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 5 |