Table 1 Cross-tabulation showing socio-demographic characteristics of the pregnant women categorized according to adherence to the appointment for GDM testing
Variable | Sub-scale | Not reported n (%) (n = 337) | Reported n (%) (n = 490) | Overall N (%) (N = 827) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | ≤19 | 35 (10.9) | 35 (7.2) | 70 (8.7) | 0.024 |
20–24 a | 91 (28.3) | 105 (21.6) | 196 (24.2) | ||
25–29 | 89 (27.6) | 146 (30.0) | 235 (29.0) | ||
30–34 | 66 (20.5) | 112 (23.0) | 178 (22.0) | ||
≥35 a | 41 (12.7) | 89 (18.3) | 130 (16.1) | ||
Level of care | Primary a | 33 (9.8) | 81 (16.5) | 114 (13.8) | 0.022 |
Secondary | 257 (76.3) | 346 (70.6) | 603 (72.9) | ||
Tertiary | 47 (13.9) | 63 (12.9) | 110 (13.3) | ||
Mobile phone | Personal phone | 285 (84.6) | 437 (89.2) | 722 (87.3) | 0.146 |
Household | 21 (6.2) | 22 (4.5) | 43 (5.2) | ||
None | 31 (9.2) | 31 (6.3) | 62 (7.5) | ||
Place of residence | Urban a | 179 (54.1) | 311 (66.2) | 490 (61.2) | < 0.0001 |
Rural a | 152 (45.9) | 159 (33.8) | 311 (38.8) | ||
Religion | Christian | 307 (91.1) | 428 (92.4) | 735 (91.9) | 0.514 |
Moslem | 30 (8.9) | 35 (7.6) | 65 (8.1) | ||
Ethnicity | Ewe a | 246 (73.4) | 311 (66.5) | 557 (69.4) | 0.007 |
Guan a | 29 (8.7) | 76 (16.2) | 105 (13.1) | ||
Other tribes b | 60 (17.9) | 81 (17.3) | 141 (17.6) | ||
Marital status | Married | 235 (71.0) | 333 (73.2) | 568 (72.3) | 0.239 |
Cohabitating | 45 (13.6) | 70 (15.4) | 115 (14.6) | ||
Single | 51 (15.4) | 52 (11.4) | 103 (13.1) | ||
Woman’s education | Primary | 59 (17.8) | 69 (14.9) | 128 (16.1) | 0.727 |
Junior high c | 157 (47.4) | 232 (50.1) | 389 (49.0) | ||
Senior high c | 68 (20.5) | 96 (20.7) | 164 (20.7) | ||
Tertiary | 47 (14.2) | 66 (14.3) | 113 (14.2) | ||
Partner’s education | Primary | 27 (8.2) | 41 (9.0) | 68 (8.7) | 0.142 |
Junior high c | 115 (35.1) | 168 (36.8) | 283 (36.1) | ||
Senior high a c | 114 (34.8) | 125 (27.4) | 239 (30.5) | ||
Tertiary | 72 (22.0) | 122 (26.8) | 194 (24.7) | ||
Woman’s occupation | Unemployed | 78 (23.1) | 85 (18.3) | 163 (20.3) | 0.211 |
Informal sector | 218 (64.7) | 314 (67.5) | 532 (66.3) | ||
Salaried worker | 41 (12.2) | 66 (14.2) | 107 (13.3) | ||
Partner’s occupation | Unemployed | 24 (7.3) | 20 (4.3) | 44 (5.6) | 0.019 |
Informal sector | 226 (68.7) | 293 (63.7) | 519 (65.8) | ||
Salaried worker a | 79 (24.0) | 147 (32.0) | 226 (28.6) | ||
Household size | 1–5 members | 245 (81.9) | 362 (84.4) | 607 (83.4) | 0.419 |
≥6 members | 54 (18.1) | 67 (15.6) | 121 (16.6) |