Table 3.
Socio-demographic and obstetrical characteristics (N=1536)
| Total N (%) | |
| Country | |
| Ghana | 779 (27.7) |
| Guinea | 425 (50.7) |
| Nigeria | 332 (21.6) |
| Age (years) | |
| 15–19 | 196 (12.8) |
| 20–29 | 756 (49.2) |
| ≥30 | 584 (38.0) |
| Marital status | |
| Single, divorced or widowed | 174 (11.3) |
| Married or cohabitating | 1360 (88.5) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.1) |
| Highest level of education | |
| No education | 227 (14.8) |
| Some primary education | 156 (10.2) |
| Complete primary education | 410 (26.7) |
| Complete secondary education | 440 (28.7) |
| Complete post-secondary education | 262 (17.1) |
| Vocational, other or unknown | 41 (2.7) |
| Parity | |
| 1 (first birth) | 952 (61.9) |
| ≥2 births | 584 (38.0) |
| Mode of birth | |
| Vaginal | 1356 (88.3) |
| Caesarean section | 179 (11.7) |
| Do not know | 1 (0.1) |
| Woman’s birth position | |
| Dorsal/supine | 952 (62.0) |
| Lithotomy | 519 (33.8) |
| Squatting | 4 (0.3) |
| Sitting | 1 (0.1) |
| Lying on her side | 6 (0.4) |
| Other/unknown | 53 (3.5) |