Depression and Quality of Life of People Accused of Witchcraft and Living in Alleged Witches’ Camps in Northern Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics (SDC) people accused of witchcraft in Northern and North regions in Ghana, 2021.

SDC	Observations	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Age (in years)
Mean age = 69 years	40–49	10	3.6
	50–59	33	11.9
	60–69	70	25.3
	70–79	106	38.3
	≥80	58	20.9
Sex
	Female	259	93.5
	Male	18	6.5
Religion
	Islam	156	56.3
	Christianity	94	33.9
	Traditional	21	7.6
	No religion	6	2.2
NHIS status
	Insured (valid card)	236	85.2
	Not insured	41	14.8
Marital history
	Ever married	268	96.8
	Never married	9	3.2
Current marital status
	Married	40	15.0
	Separated/divorced	50	18.7
	Widowed	177	66.3
Children
	Have biological children	255	92.1
	No biological children	22	7.9
	Children alive	249	97.6
	Children dead	6	2.4
Education
	No formal education	274	99.0
	Primary	2	0.7
	Secondary	1	0.3
Employment
	Not engaged in income generating work	262	94.6
	Engaged in income generating work	15	5.4
Monthly income
	GHS 5–10	232	83.7
	GHS 11–20	39	14.1
	GHS 21–30	2	0.7