Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 519)
From: The moderating role of partners’ education on early antenatal care in northern Ghana
Variable | N (%) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Mother’s age (years) | 26 (6.7) |
Mother’s age | |
≥ 20 | 407 (78.4) |
18–19 years | 112 (21.6) |
Marital status | |
Married | 451 (86.9) |
Single | 68 (13.1) |
Mother’s education | |
Less than secondary education | 404 (78.0) |
Secondary or higher education | 114 (22.0) |
missing | 1 |
Place of residence | |
Rural | 340 (65.5) |
Urban | 179 (34.5) |
Employment status | |
Unemployed | 392 (75.5) |
Employed | 127 (24.5) |
Health insurance status | |
Uninsured | 193 (37.2) |
Insured | 326 (62.8) |
Partner’s education | |
Less than secondary education | 370 (71.7) |
Secondary or higher education | 146 (28.3) |
missing | 3 |
Household size | 7 (3.0) |
Parity | |
0–3 | 450 (86.7) |
≥4 | 69 (13.3) |
Planned pregnancy | |
No | 174 (33.6) |
Yes | 344 (66.4) |
missing | 1 |
COVID-19 pandemic affected my ANC attendance | |
No | 489 (94.4) |
Yes | 29 (5.6) |
missing | 1 |
Early antenatal care | |
No | 239 (46.1) |
Yes | 280 (53.9) |