Table 2. Description of mother and infant characteristics.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age of mother | ||
| 15–24 | 47 | 26.11 |
| 25–34 | 79 | 43.89 |
| 35+ | 54 | 30.00 |
| Education of mother | ||
| No education | 73 | 40.56 |
| Primary | 40 | 22.22 |
| Secondary and higher | 67 | 37.22 |
| Marital status of mother | ||
| Married | 137 | 76.11 |
| Living with partner | 43 | 23.89 |
| Mother’s children ever born | ||
| Single | 19 | 10.56 |
| Multiparous | 161 | 89.44 |
| Decision on health | ||
| Respondent alone | 22 | 12.22 |
| Respondent and partner | 101 | 56.11 |
| Partner alone | 57 | 31.67 |
| Mother’s ethnicity | ||
| Ewe | 23 | 12.78 |
| Akan | 43 | 23.89 |
| Mole Dagbani | 66 | 36.67 |
| Other | 48 | 26.67 |
| Maternity leave | ||
| No | 156 | 86.67 |
| Yes | 24 | 13.33 |
| Postnatal | ||
| No | 56 | 31.11 |
| Yes | 124 | 68.89 |
| Mother’s attitude towards wife beating | ||
| Unfavourable | 116 | 64.44 |
| Favourable | 64 | 35.56 |
| Sex of infant | ||
| Male | 97 | 53.89 |
| Female | 83 | 46.11 |
| Age of infant | ||
| 0 | 13 | 7.22 |
| 1 | 33 | 18.33 |
| 2 | 36 | 20.00 |
| 3 | 27 | 15.00 |
| 4 | 30 | 16.67 |
| 5 | 41 | 22.78 |
| Min, Max | Mean, std | |
| Partner’s children ever born | 1, 21 | 4.71, 3.60 |
| Frequency of ANC | 0, 98 | 7.14, 10.13 |
| Birth order | 1, 10 | 3.74, 2.10 |