Table 2 Reproductive characteristics of mothers in Amansie West District, Ghana
Characteristics | Unweighted | Weighted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Per cent % | Frequency n = 400 | Per cent % | Frequency (n = 40504) | 95 % CI | |
Received ante-natal care | |||||
Yes | 97.8 | 391 | 97.7 | 39583 | 96.2 to 99.2 |
No | 2.2 | 9 | 2.3 | 921 | 0.7 to 3.8 |
ANC provider | |||||
Doctor | 2.8 | 11 | 2.8 | 1121 | 1.2 to 4.4 |
Midwife | 91.0 | 364 | 91.4 | 37023 | 88.8 to 94.0 |
Auxiliary midwife/nurse | 4.5 | 18 | 4.0 | 1602 | 2.2 to 5.7 |
Relatives/Friends/Self | 1.8 | 7 | 1.8 | 758 | 0.4 to 3.3 |
Number of ANC visits | |||||
<4 Visits | 23.5 | 94 | 23.0 | 9118 | 18.9 to 27.2 |
4+ visits | 72.6 | 291 | 75.1 | 29724 | 70.9 to 79.3 |
Don’t know | 3.9 | 15 | 1.9 | 741 | 0.7 to 3.2 |
Birth preparednessa | |||||
Yes | 60.8 | 242 | 62.4 | 25283 | 57.8 to 67.1 |
No | 39.2 | 158 | 37.6 | 15221 | 32.9 to 42.2 |
Knowledge of benefits of skilled delivery | |||||
Yes | 83.5 | 334 | 83.6 | 33853 | 79.9 to 87.2 |
No | 16.5 | 66 | 16.4 | 6651 | 12.7 to 20.1 |
Knowledge level of unskilled delivery | |||||
Poor knowledge | 44.8 | 179 | 44.5 | 18029 | 39.6 to 49.4 |
Good knowledge | 55.2 | 221 | 55.5 | 22475 | 50.6 to 60.3 |
Partner involved in decision making | |||||
Yes | 50.4 | 207 | 52.1 | 21098 | 47.1 to 57.1 |
No | 49.6 | 193 | 47.9 | 19406 | 42.9 to 52.9 |
Ever delivered at home | |||||
Yes | 54.3 | 217 | 54.8 | 22198 | 49.8 to 59.8 |
No | 45.8 | 183 | 45.2 | 18306 | 40.2 to 50.2 |
Place of delivery of last birth | |||||
Unskilled home delivery | 43.3 | 173 | 42.3 | 17126 | 37.4 to 47.2 |
Health facility skilled delivery | 56.7 | 227 | 57.7 | 23378 | 52.8 to 62.6 |