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Table 1 Participants’ background characteristics

From: Lessening barriers to healthcare in rural Ghana: providers and users’ perspectives on the role of mHealth technology. A qualitative exploration

Item

Users

N = 30

Item

Providers

N = 15

Gender

Gender

 Male

17

 Male

10

 Female

13

 Female

5

Education

  

 None

16

  

 Primary

4

  

 Secondary

5

  

 Tertiary

5

  

Age (years)

Age (years)

 Below 20

1

 21–30

8

 21–30

7

 31–40

5

 31–40

17

 Above 40

2

 Above 40

5

  

Occupation

Occupation

 Self-employed

24

 Nurses 10

 

 Institutionally employed

6

 Medical Assistants 5

 

Average Monthly Income (₵)

Average Monthly Income (₵)

 Less than 250

21

 Less than 1000

1

More than 250

9

 1000–2000

10

  

 Above 2000

4