Dietary Habits and Nutritional Challenges of the Elderly in Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.

Demographic variables	N = 97	Frequency	Percent
Gender	Male	59	60.8
	Female	38	39.2
Age groupings	65–69	43	44.3
	60–64	30	30.9
	70–74	19	19.6
	75+	3	3.1
	Unknown	2	2.1
Marital status	Widowed	38	39.2
	Divorced	32	33.0
	Married	17	17.5
	Never married	7	7.2
	Cohabitation, etc	3	3.1
Educational background	O/A level	36	37.1
	Middle level	18	18.6
	Primary	15	15.4
	Postsecondary	13	13.4
	Professional	8	8.3
	Vocational/technical	3	3.1
	Tertiary	3	3.1
	No schooling	1	1.0
Employment status	Full-time	38	39.2
	Part-time	19	19.6
	Unemployed	16	16.5
	Retired	14	14.4
	Casual labour	8	8.2
	Others	2	2.1