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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the study participants

From: Socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with caesarean section delivery in Southern Ghana: evidence from INDEPTH Network member site

Age group

Frequencya

Percentage

  < 20

552

11.16

 20–24

1151

23.26

 25–29

1288

26.03

 30–34

1061

21.44

 34 +

896

18.11

Mean = 28.01 (SD = 7.06)

Occupation

 Unemployed

1125

22.74

 Farmer

855

17.28

 Artisan

608

12.29

 Trader

1508

30.48

 Civil Servant

84

1.7

 Student

669

13.52

 Others

99

2

Level of education

 No Education

1333

26.94

 Primary

1502

30.36

 JHS /Middle school

1691

34.18

 SHS and above

422

8.53

Marital status

 Single

1325

27.2

 Married

1010

20.73

 Separated/Divorced

99

2.03

 Cohabiting

2437

50.03

Parity

 Parity 1

1315

26.58

 Parity 2

1183

23.91

 Parity 3

940

19

 Parity 3+

1510

30.52

Timing of ANC visit

 First trimester

2732

55.21

 Second trimester

1980

40.02

 Third trimester

236

4.77

Type of delivery

 Normal delivery

4621

93.41

 C-Section delivery

326

6.59

Child weight at birth

 Low birth weight

232

4.69

 Normal birth weight

2760

55.78

 Not Weighed

1956

39.53

Delivery place

 Health Facility

3359

67.98

 Outside Health Facility

1582

32.02

Child gender

 Female

2332

47.13

 Male

2616

52.87

Household heads education

 No education/Primary

2614

52.83

 JHS and above

2334

47.17

Household heads gender

 Female

1893

38.26

 Male

3055

61.74

District of residence

 Shai-Osudoku

2165

43.76

 Ningo-Prampram

2783

56.24

  1. n = 4948; SD Standard Deviation; adue to missing data, the number of participants is may not be 4948 in all categories