Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
15–19 | 178 | 21 |
20–24 | 686 | 79 |
Education status | ||
No education | 154 | 18 |
Primary | 203 | 24 |
Senior high | 496 | 57 |
Higher | 11 | 1 |
Marital status | ||
Unmarried | 320 | 37 |
Married | 544 | 63 |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 187 | 22 |
Poorer | 215 | 25 |
Middle | 221 | 25 |
Richer | 155 | 18 |
Richest | 86 | 10 |
Areas of residence | ||
Urban | 341 | 39 |
Rural | 523 | 61 |
Region | ||
Western | 95 | 11 |
Central | 102 | 12 |
Greater Accra | 109 | 13 |
Volta | 74 | 8 |
Eastern | 100 | 12 |
Ashanti | 129 | 15 |
Brong-Ahafo | 97 | 11 |
Northern | 97 | 11 |
Upper East | 38 | 4 |
Upper West | 23 | 3 |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 669 | 78 |
Islam | 133 | 15 |
Traditional | 21 | 2 |
No religion | 41 | 5 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed | 302 | 35 |
Employed | 562 | 65 |
Covered by health insurance | ||
No | 326 | 38 |
Yes | 538 | 62 |
Husband/partner education | ||
No education | 130 | 22 |
Primary | 75 | 12 |
Senior high | 379 | 62 |
Higher | 26 | 4 |
Distance to a health facility | ||
Big problem | 250 | 29 |
Not a big problem | 614 | 71 |
Frequency of reading newspaper | ||
Not at all | 774 | 90 |
Less than once a week | 54 | 6 |
At least once a week | 35 | 4 |
Frequency of listening to the radio | ||
Not at all | 161 | 19 |
Less than once a week | 301 | 35 |
At least once a week | 402 | 46 |
Frequency of watching television | ||
Not at all | 233 | 27 |
Less than once a week | 234 | 27 |
At least once a week | 397 | 46 |
Antenatal care (ANC) | ||
No visit | 24 | 3 |
1–3 visits | 121 | 14 |
4–7 visits | 520 | 60 |
8–20 visits | 199 | 23 |
Place of delivery | ||
Health facility | 645 | 75 |
Home | 219 | 25 |