Self-Assessment of Hygiene Practices towards Predictive and Preventive Medicine Intervention: A Case Study of University Students in Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

Variable (N = 412)	N	(%)
Age of respondents
18 and below	87	21.1
19-24	246	59.7
25 and above	79	19.2
Gender
Female	224	54.4
Male	188	45.6
Religion
Christianity	383	93.0
Islam	24	5.8
Traditional/Others	5	1.2
Others
Ethnicity
Akan	227	55.1
Ga-Adangbe	82	19.9
Mole-Dagbon	9	2.20
Ewe	51	12.40
Others	43	10.40
Marital Status
Single	380	92.20
Married	29	7.0
Divorced/separated	3	0.7
Level of Study
Diploma	177	43.0
Undergraduate	208	50.5
Postgraduate	27	6.6
Programme of Study
Business	152	36.9
Law	75	18.2
And other respectively	58	14.1
Arts/social sciences	112	27.2
Other	15	3.6
Health Insurance
Yes	364	79.1
No	48	20.9
Kind Insurance (N=364)
NHIS	326	89.6
Private Insurance Scheme	38	10.4
Social Status
Upper Class	99	24.0
Middle Class	284	68.9
Lower Class	29	7.0
Residence
Rural	67	16.3
Urban	345	83.7