Table 1.
Demographic data
| Characteristics | Intervention group | Control group |
| (n=93) | (n=80) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Age | ||
| >18 years | 5 (6) | 1 (1) |
| 19–21 years | 42 (45) | 32 (40) |
| 22–24 years | 41 (44) | 45 (57) |
| 25–27 years | 2 (2) | 1 (1) |
| 28–30 years | 3 (3) | 1 (1) |
| 31 years and above | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 68 (73) | 44 (55) |
| Male | 25 (27) | 36 (45) |
| Specialty | ||
| Nursing student | 62 (67) | 69 (86) |
| Midwifery students | 31 (33) | 11 (14) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 2 (2) | 9 (11) |
| Unmarried | 90 (97) | 70 (88) |
| Divorced | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Religion | ||
| Christianity | 51 (55) | 30 (38) |
| Islam | 40 (43) | 48 (60) |
| Other | 2 (2) | 2 (2) |
| Number of children | ||
| No child | 92 (99) | 72 (90) |
| One child | 1 (1) | 2 (2) |
| Two children | 0 (0) | 4 (5) |
| Three children | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
| Four children and above | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Akan | 11 (12) | 5 (6) |
| Dagomba | 28 (30) | 34 (43) |
| Ewe | 2 (2) | 5 (6) |
| Fanti | 6 (6) | 3 (4) |
| Frafra (Grunsi) | 10 (12) | 2 (2) |
| Ga-Adangme | 3 (3) | 0 (0) |
| Gonja | 8 (9) | 3 (4) |
| Kotokoli | 0 (0) | 3 (4 |
| Basare/Bisa | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |
| Kasina/Bulsa | 0 (0) | 3 (4) |
| Dagati/Sisala | 5 (5) | 4 (5) |
| Other tribes | 20 (21) | 16 (20) |
| Academic writing and communication (AWC) | ||
| None | 10 (11) | 13 (16) |
| One week | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Two weeks | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Three weeks | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| One month | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Two months | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Three months | 3 (3) | 2 (3) |
| Four months (one semester) | 70 (75) | 57 (71) |
| Two semesters | 5 (6) | 6 (8) |
| Three semesters | 3 (3) | 0 (0) |
| Four semesters | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Above four semesters | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
n=sample size in a particular group.