Patients’ Compliance with Tuberculosis Medication in Ghana: Evidence from a Periurban Community

Table 1

Background characteristics of respondents.

Background characteristics	Previously treated patients (%); ( = 110)	Treatment supporters (%); ( = 40)
Total	73.3	26.7
Sex
Males	71.0	42.5
Females	29.0	57.5
Age (years)
<20	4.5	0.0
20–29	14.6	7.5
30–39	24.4	20.0
40–49	29.0	42.5
50–59	15.6	22.5
60+	11.9	7.5
Highest level of education attained
No formal education	8.2	10.0
Primary	20	10.0
Middle/JHS/JSS	62.7	42.5
Senior secondary/SHS	9.1	15.0
Tertiary	0.0	22.5
Marital status
Never married	28.2	12.5
Married	58.2	75.0
Divorced	9.1	0.0
Widowed	4.5	12.5
Main occupation
Farmer	50.9	47.5
Trader	16.9	12.5
Artisan	15.5	0.0
Unemployed	16.7	15.0
Public servant	0.0	25.0

Source: fieldwork, 2013.