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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Inclusion of men in maternal and safe motherhood services in inner-city communities in Ghana: evidence from a descriptive cross-sectional survey

Variable

Frequency, n = 256

Percentage (%)

Age of man (years)

 19–24

25

9.8

 25–34

102

39.8

 35–44

78

30.5

 45–54

40

15.6

 55–64

10

3.9

 65+

1

0.4

Educational level of man

 None

77

30.1

 Primary

55

21.5

 Junior High/middle School

83

32.4

 Senior High School

30

11.7

 Tertiary

11

4.3

Educational level of wife/partner

 None

115

44.9

 Primary

38

14.8

 Junior High/middle School

80

31.3

 Senior High School

23

9.0

 Tertiary

0

0.0

Marital status

 Currently married

215

84.0

 Co-habitation

28

10.9

 Divorced/separated

13

5.1

Number of wives/partners

 One

200

78.1

 Two

44

17.2

 Three

12

4.7

Currently staying with wife/partner

 Yes

149

58.2

 No

107

41.8

Occupation

 Fishing

125

48.8

 Trading/business

56

21.9

 Government salary worker

27

10.5

 Private salary worker

47

18.4

 Unemployed

1

0.4

Religion

 Christianity

223

87.1

 Islam

6

2.3

 Traditional

27

10.5

Number of children

 0–4

180

70.3

 5–9

69

27.0

 10–13

7

2.7

Wife/partner has NHIS card

 Yes

169

66.0

 No

84

32.8

 Don’t know

3

1.2