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Table 1 Participants socio-demographic characteristics

From: Factors associated with male acceptance of modern contraceptive methods. A descriptive cross-sectional study in a peri-urban municipality

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Age

  

 15 to 24

162

31.03

 25 to 34

309

59.20

 35 to 46

51

9.77

Religion

  

 African Traditional

15

2.87

 Christianity

425

81.42

 Islam

82

15.71

Ethnicity

  

 Akan

138

26.44

 Ewe

302

57.85

 Ga /Dangme

54

10.34

 Guan

9

1.72

 Mole/Dagbani

19

3.64

Educational status

  

 JHS/ Middle school

30

5.75

 No formal education

17

3.26

 Primary

27

5.17

 SHS/SSS/O Level/A Level

182

34.87

 Tertiary

266

50.96

Marital status

  

 Cohabiting

44

8.43

 Divorced/Separated

4

0.77

 Married

67

12.84

 Never married

405

77.59

 Widowed

2

0.38

Employment status

  

 Employed

364

69.73

 Unemployed

158

30.27

Household Income

  

 Higher-income (> 3500 cedis)

58

11.11

 Lower income(50–900 cedis)

128

24.52

 Middle income (1000–3000 cedis)

336

64.37

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Contraception and Reproductive Medicine

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