Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and birth history of participants (N = 388)
Respondents’ characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Reproductive status | |
Pregnant | 97 (25.0) |
Lactating | 291 (75.0) |
Age (years) (M ± SD)* | 31 ± 5.0 |
15–19 | 18 (14.6) |
20–29 | 84 (21.6) |
30–39 | 283 (72.9) |
40–49 | 3 (0.8) |
Religion | |
Christian | 363 (93.6) |
Muslim | 19 (4.9) |
Othera | 6 (1.5) |
Ethnic group | |
Akan | 117 (30.2) |
Ewe | 100 (25.8) |
Ga-Adangbe | 149 (38.4) |
Mole-Dagbani | 10 (2.6) |
Otherb | 12 (3.1) |
Educational level | |
No education | 14 (3.6) |
Primary | 48 (12.4) |
Junior High School | 141 (36.3) |
High School Education | 25 (6.4) |
Vocational | 102 (26.3) |
Tertiary | 58 (14.9) |
Occupation | |
Employed | 179 (46.1) |
Not employed | 209 (53.9) |
Monthly income (GHS) | |
399 or less | 140 (36.1) |
400–1000 | 25 (6.4) |
1001–1999 | 3 (0.8) |
2000–2999 | 55 (14.2) |
Marital status | |
Not married | 71 (18.3) |
Cohabiting | 38 (9.8) |
Married | 279 (71.9) |
Planned pregnancies | |
Yes | 71 (18.3) |
No | 308 (79.4) |
Not applicable (for women without children) | 9 (2.3) |
Gravidity | |
0–2 | 102 (26.3) |
3–4 | 278 (71.6) |
4 or more | 8 (2.1) |
Parity | |
0–2 | 219 (56.4) |
3–4 | 169 (43.6) |