| Asante Akim North N (%) | Asante Akim South N (%) | Shama N (%) | Kpone Katamanso N (%) | Gonja West N (%) | Total N (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of respondent/participant | ||||||
 Caregivers | ||||||
  Type of caregiver | N = 20 | N = 19 | N = 20 | N = 21 | N = 25 | N = 105 |
   Mother of young child | 11 (55) | 16 (84.2) | 19 (95) | 14 (66.7) | 21 (84) | 81 (77.1) |
   Father of young child | 5 (25) | 2 (10.5) | 0 | 4 (19) | 4 (16) | 15 (14.3) |
   Other | 4 (20) | 1 (5.3) | 1 (5) | 3 (14.3) | 0 | 9 (8.6) |
  Literacy of caregivers | N = 20 | N = 18 | N = 19 | N = 20 | N = 24 | N = 101 |
   Cannot read and write English | 4 (20) | 10 (55.6) | 13 (68.4) | 5 (25) | 15 (62.5) | 47 (46.6) |
   Can read and write English, but with difficulty | 6 (30) | 5 (27.8) | 2 (10.6) | 9 (45) | 5 (20.8) | 27 (26.7) |
   Can read and write English easily | 10 (50) | 3 (16.7) | 4 (21) | 6 (30) | 4 (16.7) | 27 (26.7) |
  Occupation of Caregivers | N = 20 | N = 19 | N = 20 | N = 21 | N = 25 | N = 105 |
   Unemployed | 1 (5) | 1 (5.30 | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 3 (2.9) |
   Formal sector | 5 (25) | 4 (21) | 0 | 2 (9.5) | 3 (12.0) | 14 (13.3) |
   Informal sector | 14 (70) | 14 (74) | 19 (95) | 19 (90.5) | 22 (88.0) | 88 (83.8) |
 LCS attendants | ||||||
  Gender | N = 19 | N = 20 | N = 20 | N = 20 | N = 10 | N = 89 |
   Male | 15 (78.9) | 16 (80.0) | 13 (65.0) | 12 (60.0) | 9 (90.0) | 65 (73.1) |
   Female | 4 (21.1) | 4 (20.0) | 7 (35.0) | 8 (40.0) | 1 (10.0) | 24 (26.9) |
   Marital status | N = 19 | N = 20 | N = 20 | N = 20 | N = 10 | N = 89 |
   Married/cohabiting | 9 (47.4) | 14 (70) | 14 (70.0) | 8 (40.0) | 7 (70.0) | 52 (58.4) |
   Divorced/separated | 2 (10.5) | 4 (20) | 1 (5.0) | 0 | 0 | 7 (7.9) |
   Never married/never co-habited | 8 (42.1) | 2 (10) | 5 (25.0) | 12(60.0) | 3 (30.0) | 30 (33.7) |
  Education | N = 19 | N = 20 | N = 20 | N = 20 | N = 10 | N = 89 |
   Primary education | 4 (21.1) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (10.0) | 8 (9.0) |
   Secondary/SHS | 11 (57.8) | 13 (65.0) | 12 (60.0) | 11 (55.0) | 8 (80.0) | 55 (61.8) |
   Tertiary | 4 (21.1) | 6 (30.0) | 7 (35.0) | 8 (40.0) | 1 (10.0) | 26 (29.2) |
  Receipt of LCS training | N = 19 | N = 20 | N = 20 | N = 20 | N = 10 | N = 89 |
   Yes | 8 (42.1) | 20 (100) | 20 (100) | 16 (80) | 10 (100) | 74 (83.1) |
   No | 11 (57.9) | 0 | 0 | 4 (20) | 0 | 15 (16.9) |
 Health care providers | ||||||
   Nurse prescriber | – | 11 (52.4) | ||||
   Physician assistant | 7 (33.3) | |||||
   Pharmacy technician | 2 (9.5) | |||||
   Laboratory technologist | 1 (4.8) | |||||
  Gender |  |  | ||||
   Male | – | 7 (33.3) | ||||
   Female | 14 (66.7) | |||||
  Length of practice |  |  | ||||
   Up to 5 years | – | 10 (47.6) | ||||
   6–10 years | 2 (9.5) | |||||
   Above 10 years | 9 (42.9) |