Table 1.
Baseline versus follow up demographic characteristic.
| Variables | Baseline |
Delivery period |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) n = 1626 | Frequency (%) n = 1323 | |
|
Maternal age (mean ± SD) |
27.4 ± 5.1 |
27.3 ± 5.2 |
| 15-24 | 431 (25.4) | 394 (29.8) |
| 25-34 | 882 (60.2) | 782 (59.1) |
| 35-48 |
152 (10.4) |
147 (11.1) |
|
Marital status | ||
| Married | 1604 (98.9) | 1310 (99.0) |
| Unmarried |
17 (1.1) |
13 (1.0) |
|
Ethnicity | ||
| Mole Dagbani | 1447 (89.3) | 1274 (96.3) |
| Others |
173 (10.7) |
49 (3.7) |
|
Maternal education | ||
| Primary/no education | 928 (57.1) | 997 (75.4) |
| JHS/Middle school | 236 (14.5) | 147 (11.1) |
| SHS/Technical/Vocational | 221 (13.6) | 89 (6.7) |
| At least Diploma |
241 (14.8) |
89 (6.8) |
|
Maternal Occupation | ||
| No employment | 432 (26.7) | 302 (22.9) |
| Trader | 782 (48.4) | 834 (63.1) |
| Laborer | 73 (4.5) | 74 (5.6) |
| Factory/Industry | 32 (1.9) | 24 (1.8) |
| Formal employment |
298 (18.5) |
87 (6.6) |
|
Medical History | ||
| Gestational hypertension (Yes) | 84 (5.2) | 141 (10.6) |
| Gestational diabetes (Yes) | 21 (1.3) | 19 (1.4) |
| Heart Disease (Yes) |
- |
9 (0.7) |
|
Gender of the child | ||
| Female | - | 679 (51.4) |
| Male |
- |
642 (48.6) |
|
Delivery Type | ||
| Normal | - | 1182 (90.1) |
| Caesarian Session | - | 130 (9.9) |