Table 1.
Social demographic characteristics of mothers with children under the age of 2 in Pujehun District
| Mothers of child < 6 months | Mothers of Child 6–23 months | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| No. of participants | 113 (58.2) | 81 (41.8) | 194 (100) | |
| Age of mother | 16–19 | 30 (28.3) | 18 (23.7) | 48 (26.4) |
| 20–25 | 44 (41.5) | 27 (35.5) | 71 (39.1) | |
| 26–30 | 17 (16.0) | 20 (26.0) | 37 (20.3) | |
| 31–35 | 5 (4.7) | 5 (6.5) | 10 (5.5) | |
| > 35 | 10 (9.4) | 6 (7.8) | 16 (8.8) | |
| Age of mother (mean, DS) | 24.2 (7.0) | 24.9 (5.9) | 24.5 (6.6) | |
| Mother’s educational level | No education | 48 (42.5) | 35 (43.2) | 83 (42.7) |
| Primary education | 24 (21.2) | 16 (19.8) | 40 (20.6) | |
| Secondary education | 39 (34.5) | 30 (37.0) | 69 (35.16) | |
| Tertiary education | 2 (1.8) | 0 | 2 (1.0) | |
| Mother’s occupation | Employed | 3 (2.7) | 0 | 3 (1.6) |
| Housewife | 42 (37.2) | 18 (22.2) | 60 (30.9) | |
| Self-employed | 57 (50.44) | 52 (64.2) | 109 (56.2) | |
| Student | 7 (6.19) | 9 (11.1) | 16 (8.3) | |
| Other | 4 (3.5) | 2 (2.5) | 6 (3.1) | |
| Marital status | Married/partner | 105 (92.9) | 78 (96.3) | 183 (94.3) |
| Single | 8 (7.1) | 3 (3.7) | 11 (5.7) | |
| Parity | Primipara | 30 (26.5) | 23 (28.4) | 53 (27.3) |
| Multipara (2–4) | 64 (56.6) | 39 (48.1) | 103 (53.1) | |
| Grand multipara (> 4–11) | 19 (16.8) | 19 (23.4) | 38 (19.6) | |
| Number of children delivered (mean, SD) | 3.0 (2.1) | 2.9 (2.1) | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.0 (2.1) |
| Children alive (mean, SD) | 2.4 (1.5) | 2.4 (1.5) | 2.5 (1.5) | 2.4 (1.5) |
| Sex of child | Male | 60 (53.1) | 41 (50.6) | 101 (52.1) |
| Female | 53 (46.9) | 40 (49.4) | 93 (47.9) | |
|
Age of child in months (mean, SD) |
2.4 (1.6) | 11.7 (4.7) | 6.0 (5.4) |