Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
Socio-demographic factors | Frequency | Percent frequency |
|---|---|---|
Sex | N = 647 | |
Male | 344 | 53.2 |
Female | 303 | 46.8 |
Age in years (mean ± SD) | N = 608 | |
21.0 ± 2.5 | NA | |
Marital status | N = 649 | |
Single | 637 | 98.2 |
Married | 12 | 1.8 |
Religion | N = 649 | |
Christianity | 610 | 94.0 |
Islamic | 36 | 5.6 |
Traditional | 3 | 0.4 |
Place of residence outside campus | N = 581 | |
Accra | 416 | 71.6 |
Others | 165 | 28.4 |
College | N = 643 | |
Basic and allied health | 111 | 17.3 |
Education | 2 | 0.3 |
Health sciences | 36 | 5.6 |
Humanities | 494 | 76.8 |
Level of education | N = 645 | |
First year | 113 | 17.5 |
Second year | 242 | 37.5 |
Third year | 149 | 23.1 |
Fourth year | 138 | 21.4 |
Postgraduate | 3 | 0.5 |