Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents(n = 318)
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age At Delivery (unit) | ||
| < 30 | 226 | 71.1 |
| 30 + | 92 | 28.9 |
| Educational level | ||
| no formal education | 115 | 36.2 |
| formal education | 203 | 63.8 |
| Husband’s Educational Level | ||
| no formal education | 133 | 41.8 |
| formal education | 185 | 58.2 |
| Occupation | ||
| no employment | 49 | 15.4 |
| Employed | 269 | 84.6 |
| Husband’s Occupation | ||
| none civil servant | 276 | 86.8 |
| civil servant | 42 | 13.2 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Mole Dagbani | 275 | 86.5 |
| Others (akan, ewe, guan) | 43 | 13.5 |
| Marital Status (n = 317) | ||
| Single | 90 | 28.4 |
| Married | 227 | 71.6 |
| Religion | ||
| Islam | 286 | 90.8 |
| Christian | 29 | 9.2 |
| Residence (n = 314) | ||
| Urban | 211 | 67.2 |
| Rural | 103 | 32.8 |
| Type of Family | ||
| Nuclear | 221 | 69.5 |
| Extended | 97 | 30.5 |
| Number of Household | ||
| 1–6 | 182 | 57.2 |
| 7 + | 136 | 42.8 |
| Maternal Income (GH₵) | ||
| None | 56 | 17.6 |
| 10 + | 262 | 82.4 |
| Husband Income (GH₵) | ||
| 100 + | 228 | 71.7 |
| can’t tell’ | 90 | 28.3 |
| Monthly Household Expenditure (GH₵) | ||
| ≤ 1000 | 145 | 45.6 |
| 1001 + | 173 | 54.4 |
| NHIS status | ||
| No | 15 | 4.7 |
| Yes | 303 | 95.3 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Low | 197 | 62.0 |
| High | 121 | 38.0 |