Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Physical violence during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes in Ghana
| Â | No physical violence during pregnancy (n=1654) | Physical violence during pregnancy (n=91) | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | Percentage | N | Percentage | p-values |
Age groups | Â | ||||
15-24 | 333 | 20.1 | 19 | 20.9 | 0.96 |
25-34 | 604 | 36.5 | 32 | 35.2 | |
35-49 | 718 | 43.4 | 40 | 44.0 | |
Parity | Â | ||||
≤4 | 1252 | 75.7 | 60 | 65.9 | 0.04 |
≥5 | 402 | 24.3 | 31 | 34.1 | |
Education level* | Â | ||||
No education | 446 | 27.0 | 23 | 25.3 | 0.16 |
Primary | 367 | 22.2 | 28 | 30.8 | |
Secondary and above | 841 | 50.8 | 40 | 44.0 | |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Poorer | 560 | 33.8 | 20 | 22.2 | 0.01 |
Middle | 540 | 32.6 | 42 | 46.7 | |
Richer | 555 | 33.5 | 28 | 31.1 | |
Current marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not together | 353 | 21.3 | 22 | 24.2 | 0.522 |
Together | 1301 | 78.8 | 69 | 75.8 | |
Type of place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 719 | 43.5 | 42 | 46.2 | 0.620 |
Rural | 935 | 56.5 | 49 | 53.8 | |