Variables (chi-square and p-value)

Non-physical methods

%

Psychological methods

%

Physical methods

%

Non-physical and psychological method %

All methods (%)

Wealth Index Chi-square = 230.63 p < 0.0001

Poorest

9.31

12.16

3.73

13.27

199 (2.44%)

Second

4.77

5.10

1.66

6.44

191 (2.34%)

Middle

3.92

3.51

0.91

4.90

169 (2.07%)

Fourth

2.91

3.05

0.88

4.16

169 (2.07%)

Richest

2.11

2.57

0.49

3.14

171 (2.1%)

Education of household head Chi-square = 1164.92 p < 0.0001

None

12.21

16.87

5.37

17.26

41 (0.5%)

Primary

2.76

3.08

0.8

4.14

225 (2.76%)

Middle/JSS

7.04

3.79

1.21

8.73

502 (6.15%)

Secondary+

1.01

2.66

0.28

1.77

131 (1.61%)

Ethnicity of household head Chi-squared = p < 0.0001

Akan

7.36

6.06

1.43

9.51

417 (5.11%)

Ga/Dangme

1.04

0.99

0.4

1.04

59 (0.72%)

Ewe

1.97

2.32

0.64

2.67

125 (1.53%)

Guan

0.86

0.86

0.44

1.32

33 (0.4%)

Gruma

1.51

1.95

0.66

2.04

38 (0.47%)

Mole Dagbani

7.97

11.39

3.16

12.03

163 (2.00%)

Grusi

1.43

1.64

0.59

1.78

35 (0.43%)

Mande

0.25

0.61

0.13

0.71

9 (0.11%)

Non-Ghanaian

0.37

0.39

0.12

0.48

13 (0.16%)

Others

0.26

0.18

0.07

0.32

7 (0.09%)

Gender of household head Chi-square = 4.64 p < 0.3258

Male

17.58

20.35

5.85

23.79

679 (8.33%)

Female

5.43

6.04

1.81

8.12

220 (2.7%)

Religion of household head Chi-square = 212.067 p < 0.0001

Christian

12.84

12.78

3.32

16.82

657 (8.06%)

Moslem

5.90

7.69

2.50

8.34

112 (1.37%)

Traditional

2.92

4.27

1.36

4.65

71 (0.87%)

other

1.36

1.67

0.48

2.10

59 (0.72%)

Age-group of household head chi-square = 75.2124 p < 0.0001

15 - 21 years

0.09

0.10

0.04

0.16

9 (0.11%)

22 - 40 years

7.58

8.86

2.66

10.96

380 (4.66%)

41 - 60 years

10.05

11.82

3.11

14.31

410 (5.03%)

61years

5.30

5.62

1.85

6.47

100 (1.23%)

Number of children in household chi-square = 25.7845 p < 0.0011

1 child

6.68

7.16

1.90

9.37

309 (3.79%)

2 children

5.87

7.01

2.07

8.75

226 (2.77%)

3+

10.46

12.22

3.69

13.78

364 (4.46%)