Table 1 Participant characteristics
Characteristic (n = 11,291) | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age of respondent (years) | ||
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 | 560 1978 2700 2668 2045 983 357 | 5.0 17.5 23.9 23.6 18.1 8.7 3.2 |
Educational level | ||
No education Primary Junior high Senior high Higher | 2641 1986 4536 1415 713 | 23.4 17.6 40.2 12.5 6.3 |
Wealth index | ||
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest | 2333 2408 2264 2252 2034 | 20.7 21.3 20.1 19.9 18.0 |
Religion | ||
Christianity Muslim Traditional No religion | 8779 1958 242 313 | 77.7 17.3 2.1 2.8 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban Rural | 5542 5749 | 49.1 50.9 |
Region | ||
Western Central Greater Accra Volta Eastern Ashanti Brong Ahafo Northern Upper East Upper West | 1441 1040 1693 909 1130 2080 1179 1063 443 314 | 12.8 9.2 15.0 8.0 10.0 18.4 10.4 9.4 3.9 2.8 |
Covered by health insurance | ||
Yes No | 5783 4215 | 57.8 42.2 |
Reason for first ANC visit | ||
Problem No problem (Just for a checkup) | 1579 9712 | 14.0 86.0 |
Payed for ANC services | ||
Yes No | 4396 5468 | 44.6 55.4 |
Distance to health facility | ||
Big problem Not a big problem | 2873 8418 | 25.4 74.6 |
Getting permission | ||
Big problem Not a big problem | 691 10,601 | 6.1 93.9 |
Getting money for treatment | ||
Big problem Not a big problem | 5557 5734 | 49.2 50.8 |
Frequency of ANC visits | ||
1–3 visits 4–7 visits 8 + visits | 921 5348 4998 | 8.2 47.5 44.4 |
Timing of ANC visits | ||
0–3 months (early) 4 + months (late) | 7443 3829 | 66.0 34.0 |