Navigating the Ghanaian health system: stories from families of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Figures & data

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of participants.

Socio-demographic characteristics		Number of primary caregivers (n = 22)^a
Gender	Male	3
	Female	19
Marital status	Never married	1
	Married	18
	Divorced/separated	1
	Widowed	2
Highest Education	Primary	2
	Secondary	5
	Post-secondary	12
	Unknown	3
Employment status	Employed	16
	Unemployed	5
	Retirement	1
Number of people in household	2-4	7
	5-9	12
	10	1
	17	1
	Unknown	1
Insurance status	National health insurance	18
	Private insurance	8^b
	No insurance	2

Note:

^a Two primary caregivers were from the same family and interviewed together.

^b Six primary caregivers had both private insurance and national health insurance.

Table 2. Demographic characteristics of the participants’ children.

Demographic characteristics		Gender distribution		Total number of children (n = 22)^a
		Male (n = 11)	Female (n = 11)
Type of IDD	Intellectual disability (not comorbid with other specified disabilities or genetic syndromes)	1	1	2
	Down syndrome	1	2	3
	Autism	4	5	9
	Cerebral palsy (with cognitive impairment)	2	1	3
	Seizure disorders	2	3	5^b
	Global developmental delay	1	–	1
Age range (years)	3-6	4	2	6
	7-10	4	1	5
	11-14	2	6	8
	15-18	1	2	3

Note:

^a Two of the 22 children belonged to one family.

^b One child with seizure disorders also has cerebral palsy.