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Table 1 Descriptive data on background characteristics of respondents

From: Factors associated with utilization of skilled service delivery among women in rural Northern Ghana: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

Frequency (%)

(N = 400)

Non- health facility delivery (N = 27)

Health facility delivery (N = 373)

n (%)

n (%)

Age of mother

 16–25

178 (44.5)

8 (2.0)

170 (42.5)

 20–29

173 (43.3)

15 (3.8)

158 (39.5)

 30–39

49 (12.3)

4 (1.0)

45 (11.3)

Parity

 1–2

204 (51.0)

10 (2.5)

194 (48.5)

 3–4

148 (37.0)

13 (3.3)

135 (33.7)

 5+

48 (12.0)

4 (1.0)

44 (11.0)

Marital status

 Married

319 (79.8)

20 (5.0)

299 (74.8)

 Cohabiting

2 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.5)

 Divorced/separated/widowed

30 (7.5)

1 (0.3)

29 (7.2)

 Never married

49 (12.3)

6 (1.5)

43 (10.8)

Ethnicity

 Frafra

332 (83.0)

23 (5.8)

309 (77.2)

 Kusa

2 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.5)

 Gruni

66 (16.5)

4 (1.0)

62 (15.5)

Religion

 Christian

252 (63.0)

16 (4.0)

236 (59.0)

 Islam

39 (9.8)

0 (0.0)

39 (9.8)

 Traditional

109 (27.3)

11 (2.8)

98 (24.5)

Educational attainment of mother

 None

164 (41.0)

17 (4.3)

147 (36.7)

 Primary

107 (26.8)

7 (1.8)

100 (25.0)

 Middle/JSSa/JHSb

96 (24.0)

2 (0.5)

94 (23.5)

 Secondary/SSSc/SHSd/Teche/Vocf

28 (7.0)

0 (0.0)

28 (7.0)

 Tertiary

5 (1.3)

1 (0.3)

4 (1.0)

Educational attainment of partner

 None

155 (38.8)

16 (4.0)

139 (34.8)

 Primary

46 (11.5)

2 (0.5)

44 (11.0)

 Middle/JSSa/JHSb

65 (16.3)

0 (0.0)

65 (16.3)

 Secondary/SSSc/SHSd/Teche/Vocf

28 (7.0)

1 (0.3)

27 (6.7)

 Tertiary

25 (6.3)

1 (0.3)

24 (6.0)

 Not Applicable

81 (20.3)

7 (1.8)

74 (18.5)

  1. a JSS Junior Secondary School, b JHS Junior High School, c SSS Senior Secondary School, d SHS Senior High School, e Tech Technical School, f Voc Vocational School