Table 1 Sample characteristics of non-pregnant women in Ghana who had been pregnant and in a relationship in the past 12 months (N = 418)
From: Empowerment and use of antenatal care among women in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Overall |
|---|---|
Age [years; Mean (SE)] | 30.6 (0.38) |
Marital status | Â |
Never/formerly married | 20 (4.9%) |
Married | 396 (95.1%) |
Education | Â |
None | 188 (42.6%) |
Primary or less | 66 (15.1%) |
Middle | 134 (35.8%) |
Secondary and above | 28 (6.4%) |
Religion | Â |
Christian | 247 (60.9%) |
Muslim | 93 (22.6%) |
Traditional | 57 (11.1%) |
None | 21 (5.4%) |
Wealth quintile | Â |
Lowest | 104 (20.0%) |
2nd | 112 (28.6%) |
3rd | 73 (17.9%) |
4th | 63 (16.2%) |
Highest | 66 (17.3%) |
Urban residence | 96 (21.9%) |
Region | Â |
Western | 39 (10.5%) |
Central | 31 (7.8%) |
Gt. Accra | 14 (5.8%) |
Volta | 30 (6.2%) |
Eastern | 40 (9.3%) |
Ashanti | 67 (18.7%) |
Brong Ahafo | 24 (7.4%) |
Northern | 113 (24.2%) |
Upper East | 32 (5.8%) |
Upper West | 23 (4.3%) |
General health | Â |
Very healthy | 337 (81.1%) |
Somewhat healthy | 59 (14.2%) |
Unhealthy | 22 (4.6%) |
Total number of children (Median) | 3.0 |