Table 1 Background characteristics of women who had newborn babies in the last 5 years preceding the 2017 GMHS (n = 10,624)
From: Predictors of neonatal mortality in Ghana: evidence from 2017 Ghana maternal health survey
Characteristics | Number | Percentage % |
|---|---|---|
Zone of Residence | ||
Southern | 4787 | 45.1 |
Middle | 4098 | 38.6 |
Northern | 1739 | 16.3 |
Place of Residence | Â | Â |
Urban | 5130 | 48.3 |
Rural | 5495 | 51.7 |
Maternal Age (years) | ||
15–19 | 564 | 5 |
20–24 | 1928 | 18 |
25–29 | 2612 | 24.6 |
30–34 | 2498 | 23.5 |
35–39 | 1876 | 17.7 |
40–44 | 849 | 8 |
45–49 | 297 | 2.8 |
Maternal Religion | ||
Christian | 8207 | 77.2 |
Islam | 1851 | 17.4 |
Traditional | 250 | 2.3 |
Atheist | 316 | 3 |
Maternal Education | ||
No Formal Education | 2552 | 24 |
Primary | 1875 | 17.6 |
JSS/JHS | 4209 | 39.6 |
SHS/SSS | 1330 | 12.5 |
Tertiary | 658 | 6.2 |
Wealth Index | ||
Lowest | 2286 | 21.5 |
Second | 2304 | 21.7 |
Middle | 2112 | 20 |
Fourth | 2097 | 20 |
Highest | 1825 | 17.2 |
Number of ANC visits | ||
None | 241 | 2.3 |
1 | 141 | 1.3 |
2–4 | 1608 | 15.1 |
> 4 | 8634 | 81.3 |