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Table 2 Background information of participants

From: Recovery services and expectation of consumers and mental health professionals in community-based residential facilities of Ghana

Variables

Facility 1

Facility 2

Total

Consumer participants

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Gender

 Males

5 (55.55)

6 (60.00)

11 (57.89)

 Female

4 (45.55)

4 (40.00)

8 (41.10)

Age

 20–30

4 (44.44)

–

4 (21.05)

 31–40

1 (11.11)

4 (40.00)

4 (21.05)

 41–50

2 (22.22)

2 (20.00)

2 (10.52)

 51–60

–

2 (20.00)

2 (10.52)

 61–70

2 (22.22)

2 (20.00)

2 (10.52)

 Mean:40, SD:12

   

Education

 Basic

2 (22.22)

4 (40.00)

6 (31.57)

 SHS/technical and vocational

3 (33.33)

5 (50.00)

8 (42.10)

 Tertiary

4 (44.44)

1 (10.00)

5 (26.31)

Marital status

 Single

6 (66.66)

5 (50.00)

11 (57.89)

 Co-habitation

1 (11.11)

–

1 (5.26)

 Married

2 (22.22)

3 (30.00)

5 (26.31)

 Separated

–

1 (10.00)

1 (5.26)

 Widow

–

1 (10.00)

1 (5.26)

Occupation

 Unemployment

2 (22.22)

6 (60.00)

8 (42.10)

 Self-employed

3 (33.33)

2 (20.00)

5 (26.31)

 Government sector

1 (11.11)

1 (10.00)

2 (10.52)

 Student

2 (22.22)

–

2 (10.52)

 Pastoral work

1 (11.11)

1 (10.00)

2 (10.52)

MHPs

 Profession

  Occupational therapist

1 (50)

1 (33.33)

2 (40)

  Psychiatric nurses

1 (50)

–

1 (20)

  Psychiatrist/Prescriber

–

1 (33.33)

1 (20)

  Social worker

 

1 (33.33)

1 (20)

 Gender

  Males

1 (50)

2 (66.67)

3 (60)

  Females

1 (50)

1 (33.33)

2 (40)

 Marital status

  Single

1 (50)

22 (66.67)

3 (60)

  Married

1 (50)

1 (33.33)

2 (40)

  Average years of working experience

  

3 years