Table 1 Socio-demographic and pregnancy-related characteristics of the pregnant women
| Â | KNUST Hospital | EJURA Hospital | Total | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age (Years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.072 |
  < 20 | 4 (4.3) | 13 (8.9) | 17 (7.1) |  |
 20–25 | 25 (26.9) | 55 (37.7) | 80 (33.5) |  |
 26–30 | 33 (35.5) | 52 (35.6) | 85 (35.6) |  |
 31–35 | 17 (18.3) | 15 (10.3) | 32 (13.4) |  |
 36–40 | 12 (12.9) | 6 (4.1) | 18 (7.5) |  |
  ≥ 40 | 2 (2.1) | 5 (3.4) | 7 (2.9) |  |
 Total | 93 (100) | 146 (100) | 239 (100) |  |
Mean age (years) | 28.9 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 0.063 |
Trimester | Â | Â | Â | 0.025 |
 First | 29 (31.2) | 24 (16.4) | 53 (22.2) |  |
 Second | 27 (29.0) | 47 (32.2) | 74 (31.0) |  |
 Third | 37 (39.8) | 75 (51.4) | 112 (46.9) |  |
 Total | 93 (100) | 146 (100) | 239 (100) |  |
Level of Education |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 None | 9 (9.7) | 67 (45.9) | 76 (31.8) |  |
 Primary | 2 (2.2) | 29 (19.7) | 31 (13.0) |  |
 JHS | 28 (30.1) | 32 (21.9) | 60 (25.1) |  |
 SHS | 35 (37.6) | 10 (6.9) | 45 (18.8) |  |
 Tertiary | 19 (20.4) | 8 (5.5) | 27 (11.3) |  |
 Total | 93 (100) | 146 (100) | 239 (100) |  |