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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Socio-demographic characteristics and psychosocial consequences of sickle cell disease: the case of patients in a public hospital in Ghana

Characteristics

Number

Percent

Age group (n = 385)

 <20

85

21.30

 20–29

142

36.88

 30–39

95

24.68

 40–49

29

7.53

 50–59

20

5.19

 60+

14

3.64

Gender (n = 384)

 Male

180

46.88

 Female

204

53.12

Educational level (n = 382)

 No education/primary

28

7.33

 Junior high/form 4

96

25.13

 Secondary/vocational

166

43.46

 Tertiary

92

24.08

Marital status (n = 372)

 Single

312

83.87

 Married

34

9.14

 Divorced

26

9.68