Table 3.
Socio-demographic characteristics of women who attended 4 or more focused antenatal visits in the Accra Metropolitan Area by adherence to timing of visits
| Variable | No N=277 | Yes N=101 | Total N=378 | X2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | 0.374 | 0.541 | |||
| <25 years | 63 (75.9) | 20 (24.1) | 83 (100.0) | ||
| ≥25 years | 214 (72.5) | 81 (27.5) | 295 (100.0) | ||
| Educational level | 2.113 | 0.715 | |||
| No formal education | 37 (80.4) | 9 (19.6) | 46 (100) | ||
| Primary | 29 (70.7) | 12 (29.3) | 41 (100) | ||
| JHS | 114 (72.6) | 43 (27.4) | 157 (100) | ||
| SHS | 65 (74.7) | 22 (25.3) | 87 (100) | ||
| Tertiary | 32 (68.1) | 15 (31.9) | 56 (100) | ||
| Respondents Occupation | 0.099 | 0.870 | |||
| Unemployed | 42 (75.0) | 14 (250) | 56 (100) | ||
| Employed | 235 (73.0) | 87 (27.0) | 322 (100) | ||
| Partner’s occupation | 0.190 | 0.803 | |||
| Unemployed | 17 (77.3) | 5 (22.7) | 22 (100) | ||
| Employed | 260 (73.0) | 96 (27.0) | 378 (100) | ||
| Marital status | 1.088 | 0.591 | |||
| Single | 43 (78.2) | 12 (21.8) | 55 (100) | ||
| Cohabiting | 69 (70.4) | 29 (29.6) | 98 (100) | ||
| Married | 165 (73.3) | 60 (26.7) | 225 (100) | ||
| Religion | 0.148 | 0.787 | |||
| Muslim | 66 (71.7) | 26 (28.3) | 92 (100) | ||
| Christian | 211 (73.8) | 75 (26.2) | 286 (100) | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.910 | 0.833 | |||
| Akan | 108 (74.0) | 38 (26.0) | 164 (100) | ||
| Ewe | 41 (68.3) | 19 (31.7) | 72 (100) | ||
| Ga/Adangbe | 57 (74.0) | 20 (26.0) | 89 (100) | ||
| Others | 71 (74.7) | 24 (25.3) | 121 (100) |