Table 1.

Comparison of the two age groups

	Age group 1 (n = 46)	Age group 2 (n = 97)
Age
Min	18	20
Max	70	80
Mean (± SD)	33.3 (± 11.7)	40.6 (± 13.3)
Marital status
Single	0	0
In a relationship	0	1
Married	41	92
Divorced	0	0
Widowed	3	4
Age at marriage
Min	10	10
Max	35	40
Mean (± SD)	17.3 (± 5.2)	22.2 (± 6.1)
Ethnic group
Dagombe	41	92
Gonja	1	1
Frafra	0	1
Falani	1	0
Religion
Christian	8	18
Moslem	36	80
Animist	0	0
Atheist	0	0
Highest educational achievement
Tertiary	0	0
Senior High School	0	0
Junior High School	0	0
Primary	0	2
No formal education	40	74
Age at 1st pregnancy
Min	10	19
Max	18	40
Mean value (± SD)	14.8 (± 2.4)	24.1 (± 5.0)
Mean Number of pregnancies	4.6	5.0
Mean Number of children	3.7	4.1

Age group 1: women with first pregnancy <19 years (n = 46); Age group 2: women with first pregnancy ≥19 years (n = 97); SD = Standard deviation