Table 1 Description of the sample (n = 400)
| Independent variables | Total | Dependent variables | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Knowledge Mean (SD) | Attitudes Mean (SD) | Practices n (%) | |
| Region | ||||
| Greater Accra | 200 (50.00) | 11.23 (3.46) | 4.44 (0.38) | 133 (66.50) |
| Upper West | 200 (50.00) | 11.67 (3.64) | 4.34 (0.52) | 128 (64.00) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 213 (53.25) | 11.02 (3.70) | 4.37 (0.46) | 129 (60.56) |
| Female | 187 (46.75) | 11.93 (3.32) | 4.41 (0.46) | 132 (70.59) |
| Age | ||||
| 18–24 | 129 (32.25) | 10.24 (3.40) | 4.43 (0.39) | 75 (58.14) |
| 25–34 | 134 (33.50) | 11.54 (3.83) | 4.40 (0.45) | 86 (64.18) |
| 35–44 | 67 (16.75) | 12.42 (2.95) | 4.44 (0.45) | 51 (76.12) |
| 45–54 | 38 (9.50) | 12.68 (2.99) | 4.31 (0.56) | 29 (76.32) |
| 55–64 | 25 (6.25) | 12.72 (3.02) | 4.23 (0.42) | 17 (68.00) |
| 65+ | 7 (1.75) | 11.29 (4.72) | 3.98 (0.95) | 3 (42.86) |
| Education | ||||
| Primary school or lower | 52 (13.00) | 11.77 (3.36) | 4.16 (0.63) | 38 (73.08) |
| Junior high school | 22 (5.50) | 12.95 (3.02) | 4.37 (0.39) | 13 (59.09) |
| Senior high/vocational school | 107 (26.75) | 11.78 (3.51) | 4.33 (0.45) | 72 (67.29) |
| Tertiary (university degree or currently enrolled) | 219 (54.75) | 11.06 (3.78) | 4.47 (0.40) | 138 (63.01) |