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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Risky sexual behaviour and contraceptive use in contexts of displacement: insights from a cross-sectional survey of female adolescent refugees in Ghana

Characteristic

Frequency

Percent

Age

 14–16

162

66.9

 17–19

80

33.1

Country of birth

 Liberia

71

29.3

 Sierra Leone

11

4.5

 Ivory Coast

99

40.9

 Ghana

28

11.6

 Other

33

13.7

Level of education

 None

20

8.3

 Primary

68

28.1

 Junior High School

75

31.0

 Secondary

57

23.6

 Tertiary

18

7.4

 Other

4

1.7

Marital status

 Married

22

9.1

 Single

220

90.9

Occupation

 Student

210

86.8

 Self – Employed

32

13.2

Religious affiliation

 Christianity

203

83.9

 Islamic

39

16.1

Person respondent lives with

 Parents

164

67.8

 Guardian

35

14.5

 Partner

15

6.2

 By myself

28

11.6

Highest level of education of mother

 None

76

31.4

 Primary

45

18.6

 Junior High School

69

28.5

 Secondary

33

16.6

 Tertiary

19

7.8

Highest level of education of father

 None

58

24.0

 Primary

45

18.6

 Junior High School

48

19.8

 Secondary

53

21.9

 Tertiary

38

15.7

Occupation of father

 Self-employed

154

63.6

 Unemployed

54

22.3

 Government worker

34

14.1

Occupation of mother

 Self-employed

164

68.1

 Unemployed

63

26.1

 Government worker

14

5.8