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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

From: Self-reported functional, communicative, and critical health literacy on foodborne diseases in Accra, Ghana

Variables

Valid frequency (N)

Valid percent (%)

Sex

 Female

242

60.3

 Male

159

39.7

Educational level

 No education

38

9.5

 Primary

49

12.2

 Junior high school

152

37.9

 Senior high school

132

32.9

 Tertiary

30

7.5

Educational attainment

 No education

37

9.2

 Primary not completed

32

8.0

 Primary completed

17

4.2

 Junior high not completed

49

12.2

 Junior high completed

90

22.4

 Senior high not completed

73

18.2

 Senior high completed

70

17.5

 Tertiary not completed

8

2.0

 Tertiary completed

25

6.2

Marital status

 Single

167

41.6

 Consensual union

29

7.2

 Divorced

32

8.0

 Separated

22

5.5

 Married

151

37.7

Employment status

 Unemployed

105

26.2

 Employed

296

73.8

Religious affiliation

 No religion

96

23.9

 Christian

274

68.3

 Muslim

27

6.7

 Traditionalist

4

1.0

Self-rated health

 Poor

27

6.7

 Fair

189

47.1

 Good

185

46.1