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| Characteristic | Total sample | Work in medical field | Do not work in medical field | p value* |
|---|
| Age, years | n= 479 | n= 202 | n= 277 | 0.139 |
| Median, (25th, 75th percentile) | 30 (27, 34) | 30 (26, 33) | 30 (27, 36) | |
| Mean (±SD) | 31 (±6.8) | 33 (±5.2) | 32 (±7.7) | |
| Range | 19–74 | 19–60 | 20–74 | |
| Sex | n= 476 | n= 201 | n= 275 | 0.362 |
| Female, n (%) | 342 (71.9%) | 140 (69.7%) | 202 (73.5%) | |
| Male, n (%) | 134 (28.2%) | 61 (30.4%) | 73 (26.6%) | |
| Marital status | n= 475 | n= 202 | n= 273 | 0.471 |
| Married/cohabitating, n (%) | 241 (50.7%) | 105 (52.0%) | 136 (49.8%) | |
| Single/widowed, n (%) | 228 (48.0%) | 96 (47.5%) | 132 (48.4%) | |
| Divorced/separated, n (%) | 6 (1.3%) | 1 (0.5%) | 5 (1.8%) | |
| Highest level of education | n= 471 | n= 198 | n= 273 | 0.004 |
| No schooling, n (%) | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
| Junior/senior high/technical school, n (%) | 38 (8.1%) | 8 (4.0%) | 30 (11.0%) | |
| University/postgraduate, n (%) | 408 (86.6%) | 174 (87.9%) | 234 (85.7%) | |
| Other, n (%) | 24 (5.1%) | 16 (8.1%) | 8 (2.9%) | |
| Work with ambulancesa | n= 190 | n= 190 | | N/A |
| Yes, n (%) | 73 (38.4%) | 73 (38.4%) | – | |
| No, n (%) | 117 (61.6%) | 117 (61.6%) | – | |
| Region of residence in Ghana | n= 479 | n= 202 | n= 277 | < .001 |
| Ashanti Region, n (%) | 70 (14.6%) | 41 (20.3%) | 29 (10.5%) | |
| Brong Ahafo Region, n (%) | 30 (6.3%) | 19 (9.4%) | 11 (4.0%) | |
| Central Region, n (%) | 38 (7.9%) | 17 (8.4%) | 21 (7.6%) | |
| Eastern Region, n (%) | 18 (3.8%) | 10 (5.0%) | 8 (2.9%) | |
| Greater Accra Region, n (%) | 240 (50.%) | 72 (35.6%) | 168 (60.7%) | |
| Northern Region, n (%) | 20 (4.2%) | 11 (5.5%) | 9 (3.3%) | |
| Upper East Region, n (%) | 5 (1.0%) | 3 (1.5%) | 2 (0.7%) | |
| Upper West Region, n (%) | 7 (1.5%) | 4 (2.0%) | 3 (1.1%) | |
| Volta Region, n (%) | 30 (6.3%) | 18 (8.9%) | 12 (4.3%) | |
| Western Region, n (%) | 21 (4.4%) | 7 (3.5%) | 14 (5.1%) | |
- *p values derived from Wilcoxon rank sum test for age and chi-square tests or Fisher’s exact test for all other variables
- aOnly asked of those who work in medical field
- bItem totals may not sum to total sample size (n = 479) due to missing data
