Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women aged 15–49 years who gave birth in a health facility in Ghana
Variables | Weighted n = 2742 | Weighted % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 15–19 | 61 | 2.2 |
 20–24 | 382 | 14.0 |
 25–29 | 697 | 25.4 |
 30–34 | 688 | 25.1 |
 35–39 | 586 | 21.4 |
 40–44 | 258 | 9.4 |
 45–49 | 69 | 2.5 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 209 | 7.6 |
 Married | 1899 | 69.3 |
 Cohabitating | 633 | 23.1 |
Education | ||
 No education | 407 | 14.9 |
 Primary | 255 | 9.3 |
 Secondary | 1726 | 63.0 |
 Higher | 354 | 12.9 |
Occupation | ||
 Not working | 444 | 16.2 |
 Primary | 525 | 19.1 |
 Secondary | 359 | 13.1 |
 Tertiary | 1414 | 51.6 |
Wealth index | ||
 Poorest | 388 | 14.2 |
 Poorer | 438 | 16.0 |
 Middle | 527 | 19.2 |
 Richer | 683 | 24.9 |
 Richest | 706 | 25.8 |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 1209 | 43.8 |
 Urban | 1543 | 56.2 |
Region | ||
 Western | 276 | 10.1 |
 Central | 292 | 10.7 |
 Greater Accra | 560 | 20.4 |
 Volta | 189 | 6.9 |
 Eastern | 231 | 8.4 |
 Ashanti | 554 | 20.2 |
 Brong-Ahafo | 250 | 9.1 |
 Northern | 178 | 6.5 |
 Upper East | 141 | 5.2 |
 Upper West | 70 | 2.5 |
Religion | ||
 Christian | 2188 | 79.8 |
 Islam | 463 | 16.9 |
 Traditional/spiritual | 25 | 0.9 |
 No religion | 65 | 2.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Akan | 1382 | 50.4 |
 Ga/dangme | 189 | 6.9 |
 Ewe | 369 | 13.5 |
 Guan | 54 | 2.0 |
 Mole-dagbani | 472 | 17.2 |
 Grusi | 86 | 3.1 |
 Gurma | 96 | 3.5 |
 Mande | 43 | 1.6 |
 Other | 51 | 1.9 |
Parity | ||
 1 | 567 | 20.7 |
 2 | 605 | 22.1 |
 3 | 542 | 19.8 |
 4+ | 1028 | 37.5 |
ANC attendance | ||
 0 | 15 | 0.5 |
 1–3 | 143 | 5.2 |
 4+ | 2584 | 94.3 |
Type of delivery facility | ||
 Public facility | 2425 | 88.4 |
 Private facility | 317 | 11.6 |
Sex of baby | ||
 Male | 1424 | 51.9 |
 Female | 1318 | 48.1 |
Baby size | ||
 Large | 1417 | 51.7 |
 Average | 910 | 33.2 |
 Small | 415 | 15.2 |
Household head sex | ||
 Male | 2093 | 76.3 |
 Female | 649 | 23.7 |