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Table 2 Characteristics of the study communities

From: How intra-familial decision-making affects women’s access to, and use of maternal healthcare services in Ghana: a qualitative study

 

Bosomtwe District

Central Gonja District

Community Characteristic

Piase

Abono

Kuntanase

Entire Bosomtwe District

Tidrope

Mpaha

Sankpala

Entire Central Gonja District

Population (2010)

2,772

1,467

34.682

99,964

1,025

4,126

1,526

110,576

Number and type of health facility (2010)

Health centre (1)

0

Hospital (1)

Hospitals (3), Health centres (3),

Clinics (7),

Maternity Homes (3)

None

Health centre (1)

Health centre (1)

Hospital (1), Health centres (5)

CHPS zones (11)

Number of medical doctors (2010)

0

0

2

10

0

0

0

1

Number of midwives (2010)

1

0

3

38

0

0

1

9

Number of general nurses (2010)

0

0

7

65

0

0

0

6

Number of community Health nurses (2010)

2

0

11

25

0

5

4

37

Number of pharmacists (2010)

0

0

1

3

0

0

0

0

Number of dispensary technicians (2010)

0

0

3

14

0

1

0

2

Distance to nearest health facility (km)

1

12

1

n/a

13

2

1

n/a

Doctor to patient ratio (2010)

1: 9,997

1: 110,576

Nurse to patient ratio (2010)

1: 1,111

1:2,572

Number of maternal deaths (2010)

n/a

n/a

n/a

5

n/a

2

0

28

Number of under-5 deaths (2010)

n/a

n/a

n/a

25

n/a

10

4

25

Skilled Delivery (%) (2010)

56

n/a

74

54.3

n/a

18.1

22.2

14.4