Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, antenatal care, delivery under skilled care and valid percent (%) among Ghanaian women 15–49 years with birth history from 1988 to 2008 presented in 5 years intervals
Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | 1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | |
Age | |||||
<25 | 763 (28.1) | 600 (30.3) | 617 (26.0) | 649 (23.4) | 518 (24.1) |
25-34 | 1249 (46.0) | 957 (48.3) | 1055 (44.4) | 1288 (46.4) | 985 (45.9) |
35+ | 704 (25.9) | 423 (21.4) | 704 (29.6) | 840 (30.2) | 644 (30.0) |
Total | 2716 (100) | 1980 (100) | 2376 (100) | 2777 (100) | 2147 (100) |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 771 (28.4) | 567 (28.6) | 555 (23.4) | 817 (29.4) | 763 (35.5) |
Rural | 1945 (71.6) | 1413 (71.4) | 1821 (76.6) | 1960 (70.6) | 1384 |
Total | 2716 (100) | 1980 (100) | 2376 (100) | 2777 (100) | (64.5) 2147 (100) |
Highest educational level | |||||
No education | 1197 (44.1) | 795 (40.2) | 1062 (44.7) | 1272 (45.8) | 774 (36.1) |
Basic education | 1376 (50.7) | 1072 (54.1) | 1177 (49.5) | 1361 (49.0) | 1180 (55.0) |
Secondary | 126 (4.6) | 98 (4.9) | 113 (4.8) | 113 (4.1) | 143 (6.7) |
Higher | 17 (0.6) | 15 (0.8) | 24 (1.0) | 31 (1.1) | 48 (2.2) |
Total | 2716 (100) | 1980 (100) | 2376 (100) | 2777 (100) | 2145 (100) |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 2396 (88.2) | 1807 (91.3) | 2109 (88.8) | 2509 (90.3) | 1907 (88.8) |
Single | 319 (11.7) | 173 (8.7) | 267 (11.2) | 268 (9.7) | 240 (11.2) |
Total | 2715 (100) | 1980 (100) | 2376 (100) | 2777 (100) | 2147 (100) |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Income level | |||||
Low income | 595 (40.7) | No data | 772 (44.0) | 1482 (53.4) | 1107 (51.6) |
Average income | 320 (21.9) | 364 (20.8) | 503 (18.1) | 375 (17.5) | |
High income | 547 (37.4) | 618 (35.2) | 792 (28.5) | 665 (31.0) | |
Total | 1462 (100) | 1754 (100) | 2777 (100) | 2147 (100) | |
Missing | 1254 | 622 | 0 | 0 | |
Parity | |||||
Nulliparous | 515 (19.0) | 400 (20.2) | 512 (21.5) | 578 (20.8)) | 457 (21.3) |
Para 1-3 | 1206 (44.4) | 7996 (50.3) | 1107 (46.6) | 1288 (46.4) | 1089 (50.7) |
Para 4+ | 995 (36.6) | 584 (29.5) | 757 (31.9) | 911 (32.8) | 601 (28.0) |
Total | 2716 (100) | 1980 (100) | 2376 (100) | 2777 (100) | 2147 (100) |
Less than one antenatal visit | |||||
No | No data | 1702 (87.1) | 2070 (88.8) | 2445 (92.1) | 1995 (96.1) |
Yes | 253 (12.9) | 261 (11.2) | 211 (7.9) | 82 (3.9) | |
Total | 1955 (100) | 2331 (100) | 2656 (100) | 2077 (100) | |
Missing | 25 | 45 | 121 | 70 | |
Less than four antenatal visits | |||||
No | No data | 1174 (60.1) | 1502 (64.4) | 1881 (70.6) | 1644 (78.7) |
Yes | 781 (39.9) | 829 (35.6) | 782 (29.4) | 444 (21.3) | |
Total | 1955 (100) | 2331 (100) | 2663 (100) | 2088 (100) | |
Missing | 25 | 45 | 114 | 59 | |
Lack of skilled attendant at birth | |||||
No | 1120 (41.4) | 866 (43.8) | 989 (41.7) | 1238 (44.8) | 1157 (54.0) |
Yes | 1583 (58.6) | 1112 (56.2) | 1382 (58.3) | 1527 (55.2) | 987 (46.0) |
Total | 2703 (100) | 1978 (100) | 2371 (100) | 2765 (100) | 2144 (100) |
Missing | 13 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 |