Characteristics | Number (N = 1305) |  | non-use of a skilled delivery | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Total Number | ||
(n = 366) | (n = 939) | |||
Mother’s age at birth | ||||
 15–24 | 112 | 264 | 376 | 29.8 |
 25–34 | 173 | 463 | 636 | 27.2 |
 35–49 | 81 | 212 | 293 | 27.7 |
Mother’s Marital Status | ||||
 Married | 320 | 825 | 1145 | 27.95 |
 Single | 46 | 114 | 160 | 28.75 |
Area of residence | ||||
 Rural | 311 | 475 | 786 | 39.57 |
 Urban | 55 | 464 | 519 | 10.6 |
Region of residence | ||||
 Ashanti | 35 | 97 | 132 | 26.52 |
 Brong Ahafo | 37 | 86 | 123 | 30.08 |
 Central | 5 | 84 | 89 | 5.62 |
 Eastern | 33 | 71 | 104 | 31.73 |
 Greater Accra | 43 | 75 | 118 | 36.44 |
 Northern | 13 | 117 | 130 | 10 |
 Upper East | 29 | 115 | 144 | 20.14 |
 Upper West | 130 | 79 | 209 | 62.2 |
 Volta | 12 | 125 | 137 | 8.76 |
 Western | 29 | 90 | 119 | 24.37 |
Household wealth index | ||||
 Poorest (Q1) | 194 | 240 | 434 | 44.7 |
 Poorer (Q2) | 102 | 172 | 274 | 37.23 |
 Middle (Q3) | 60 | 185 | 245 | 24.49 |
 Richer (Q4) | 8 | 192 | 200 | 4 |
 Richest (Q5) | 2 | 150 | 152 | 1.32 |
Mother’s educational level | ||||
 No education | 195 | 241 | 436 | 44.72 |
 Primary | 80 | 181 | 261 | 30.65 |
 Secondary+ | 91 | 517 | 608 | 14.97 |
Husband/partner’s educational level | ||||
 No education | 157 | 192 | 349 | 44.99 |
 Primary | 67 | 205 | 272 | 24.63 |
 Secondary+ | 142 | 542 | 684 | 20.76 |
Sex of Household head | ||||
 Female | 82 | 209 | 291 | 28.17 |
 Male | 284 | 730 | 1014 | 28 |
Mother’s employment status | ||||
 No | 111 | 273 | 384 | 28.91 |
 Yes | 255 | 666 | 921 | 27.68 |
Health insurance coverage | ||||
 No | 125 | 176 | 301 | 41.53 |
 Yes | 241 | 763 | 1004 | 24 |
Mother’s autonomy | ||||
 Mother alone | 66 | 167 | 233 | 28.32 |
 Mother and husband/partner | 131 | 474 | 605 | 21.65 |
 Husband/partner | 119 | 178 | 297 | 40.07 |