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Table 2 Relationship between respondents’ background information and maternal healthcare

From: Access and utilization of maternal healthcare in a rural district in the forest belt of Ghana

Variables

Frequency N = 720

Percentage

Antenatal care visits > 3 (N = 493)

p-value

Skilled delivery (N = 602)

p-value

Postnatal care (N = 242)

p-value

%

%

%

Age

− < 24

319

44.3

71.5

< 0.001

60.8

0.411

30.2

< 0.001

− 24–34

316

43.9

88.8

 

64.0

 

46.6

 

− 34 and above

85

11.9

92.8

 

70.3

 

53.6

 

Highest educational level

− None

121

16.8

83.2

0.048

53.5

0.123

39.3

0.254

− Primary

148

20.6

86.2

 

65.7

 

46.3

 

− Middle/JHS

357

49.6

81.9

 

67.0

 

40.1

 

− Secondary/Tertiary/others

94

13.1

70.7

 

66.7

 

32.0

 

Religion

− Christianity

633

87.9

83.5

0.005

64.4

0.081

40.0

0.695

− Islamic

65

9.0

71.2

 

66.7

 

44.1

 

− Other

22

3.1

61.1

 

33.3

 

33.3

 

Marital status

− Single*

55

7.7

81.9

< 0.001

66.9

0.485

47.4

0.032

− Married

208

28.9

85.3

 

61.8

 

38.5

 

− Cohabitation

457

63.5

53.8

 

70.0

 

28.8

 

Employment status

− Unemployed/student/other

562

78.1

68.5

< 0.001

59.7

0.403

27.7

0.001

− Employed

158

21.9

85.8

 

64.9

 

43.9

 

Number of living children

− None

200

27.8

50.6

< 0.001

30.6

< 0.001

5.5

< 0.001

− 1

160

22.2

96.3

 

75.2

 

60.4

 

− 2

118

16.4

92.5

 

63.4

 

49.7

 

− 3 or more

342

33.6

91.5

 

61.6

 

50.4

 

Registered with NHIS

− Yes

697

97.1

88.9

0.426

76.9

0.318

40.5

0.543

− No

23

2.9

81.5

 

63.4

 

33.3

 

Card active (n = 697)

695

99.7

      

Proximity to health facility (minutes spent) (n = 719)

− < 30

373

51.9

82.9

0.665

60.6

0.270

40.3

0.881

− 30–60

304

42.3

80.0

 

68.1

 

40.4

 

− > 60

42

5.8

80.6

 

63.3

 

36.1

 

Household wealth (n = 641)

− First quartile (lowest)

137

21.4

85.7

0.031

61.1

0.598

29.5

< 0.001

− Second quartile

187

29.2

76.9

 

61.2

 

36.1

 

− Third quartile

142

22.1

81.8

 

64.5

 

40.5

 

− Fourth quartile (Highest)

175

27.3

89.0

 

68.5

 

56.1

 

Perceived socio-economic status

− Rich

46

6.4

92.5

< 0.001

88.6

0.014

65.0

0.010

− Moderately rich

486

67.5

85.5

 

62.8

 

37.7

 

− Poor

143

19.9

70.5

 

58.8

 

40.2

 

− Very poor

45

6.3

71.1

 

60.7

 

40.0

 
  1. *Include those divorced