Table 2.
Sociodemographic information and obstetric characteristics of women by labour companion status, N=2034
| No labour companion present (N=1317) | Labour companion present (N=717) | Total* (N=2034) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Maternal age† | |||
| 15–19 | 195 (14.8) | 51 (7.1) | 246 (12.1) |
| 20–29 | 649 (49.4) | 327 (45.8) | 976 (48.1) |
| ≥30 | 471 (35.8) | 336 (47.1) | 807 (39.8) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) |
| Marital status† | |||
| Currently married/cohabiting | 1191 (90.6) | 625 (87.7) | 1816 (89.6) |
| Single‡ | 123 (9.4) | 88 (12.3) | 211 (10.4) |
| Other/do not know/unknown/missing | 3 (0.2) | 4 (0.6) | 7 (0.3) |
| Education† | |||
| No education | 273 (20.8) | 50 (7.0) | 323 (15.9) |
| Some primary | 125 (9.5) | 55 (7.7) | 180 (8.9) |
| Complete primary | 374 (28.4) | 180 (25.2) | 554 (27.3) |
| Complete secondary | 310 (23.6) | 226 (31.7) | 536 (26.4) |
| Complete tertiary | 213 (16.2) | 180 (25.2) | 393 (19.4) |
| Vocational/other/unknown | 22 (1.7) | 26 (3.6) | 48 (2.4) |
| Number of previous births† | |||
| 1 | 747 (56.8) | 453 (63.5) | 1200 (59.1) |
| 2 or 3 | 377 (28.6) | 183 (25.5) | 560 (27.5) |
| 4+ | 191 (14.5) | 78 (10.9) | 269 (13.2) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) |
| Number of previous pregnancies | |||
| 1 | 397 (30.2) | 194 (27.2) | 591 (29.1) |
| 2 or 3 | 535 (40.6) | 311 (43.4) | 846 (41.6) |
| 4+ | 381 (29.0) | 209 (29.3) | 590 (29.1) |
| Unknown | 3 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | 6 (0.3) |
| Number of babies at most recent birth | |||
| 1 (singleton) | 1285 (97.7) | 699 (97.9) | 1984 (97.8) |
| 2 (twins) | 30 (2.3) | 15 (2.1) | 45 (2.2) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) |
| Breast feeding | |||
| Currently breast feeding† | 1258 (95.5) | 698 (97.4) | 1956 (96.2) |
| Breastfeeding initiation† (from time of most recent birth) (N=1971) | |||
| <1 hour | 552 (43.5) | 338 (48.2) | 890 (45.2) |
| ≥1–<24 hours | 611 (48.2) | 273 (38.9) | 884 (44.9) |
| ≥24 hours | 104 (8.2) | 91 (13.0) | 195 (9.9) |
| Unknown/missing | 2 (0.2) | 0 | 2 (0.1) |
*Total is sample based on Ghana, Guinea and Nigeria.
†Significant Χ2 at p<0.05.
‡Single, separated, divorced or widowed.