Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study respondents
From: Diversities in the place of delivery choice: a study among expectant mothers in Ghana
Characteristics | Frequency (n = 552) | % |
|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | ||
15–19 | 22 | 4.0 |
20–24 | 95 | 17.2 |
25–29 | 117 | 21.2 |
30–34 | 141 | 25.5 |
35–39 | 61 | 11.1 |
40–44 | 68 | 12.3 |
45–49 | 48 | 8.7 |
Respondent’s educational level | ||
No formal education | 262 | 47.5 |
Primary | 63 | 11.4 |
JHS/middle school | 94 | 17.0 |
SHS/vocational/technical | 88 | 15.9 |
Tertiary | 45 | 8.2 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 7 | 1.3 |
Married | 523 | 94.7 |
Divorced/separated | 14 | 2.5 |
Widowed | 8 | 1.4 |
Ethnic background | ||
Gonja | 51 | 9.2 |
Dagomba | 484 | 87.7 |
Others | 17 | 3.1 |
Household head | ||
Self | 12 | 2.2 |
Husband | 257 | 46.6 |
Father | 106 | 19.2 |
In-Law | 172 | 31.2 |
Participant’s religion | ||
Christianity | 44 | 8.0 |
Islam | 496 | 89.9 |
Traditional | 12 | 2.2 |
Husband’s educational level | ||
No formal education | 283 | 51.3 |
Primary | 46 | 8.3 |
JHS/middle school | 74 | 13.4 |
SHS/vocational/technical | 58 | 10.5 |
Tertiary | 86 | 15.6 |