Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study mothers (n = 355)
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age of mothers | ||
| 15–19 | 17 | 4.8 |
| 20–24 | 74 | 20.9 |
| 25–29 | 110 | 33.0 |
| 30–34 | 97 | 27.2 |
| 35–39 | 41 | 11.6 |
| 40–44 | 16 | 4.5 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 108 | 30.4 |
| Married | 242 | 68.2 |
| Divorced | 5 | 1.4 |
| Educational level | ||
| No education | 38 | 10.7 |
| Primary | 49 | 13.8 |
| Middle/JHS | 133 | 37.5 |
| SHS/A-level | 81 | 22.8 |
| Tertiary | 54 | 15.2 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Ga | 74 | 20.8 |
| Akan | 135 | 38.1 |
| Dangme | 60 | 16.9 |
| Ewes | 49 | 13.8 |
| Othersa | 37 | 10.4 |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 305 | 85.9 |
| Muslim | 50 | 14.1 |
| Occupationb | ||
| Formal employee | 101 | 28.5 |
| Informal employee | 254 | 71.5 |
| Sex of baby | ||
| Male | 44 | 12.4 |
| Female | 311 | 87.6 |
| Age of last baby (in months) | ||
| 0–5 | 209 | 58.9 |
| 6–10 | 117 | 32.9 |
| 11–15 | 22 | 6.2 |
| 16–20 | 5 | 1.4 |
| 21 and above | 2 | 0.6 |
| Place of delivery | ||
| Health facility | 341 | 96.1 |
| At home | 14 | 3.9 |
| Type of delivery | ||
| Normal/Vaginal delivery | 279 | 78.6 |
| Caesarean section | 76 | 21.4 |
a ethnic groups in northern Ghana
b formal employee: on a monthly salary job & informal employee: not on a monthly salary job
JHS Junior High School, SHS Senior High School