Table 1 Background characteristics of study participants by study site

Number of Antenatal patients

206 (49.5)

210 (50.5)

416 (100)

Age of Pregnant woman in years

 19 and below

27 (13.1)

22 (10.5)

49 (11.8)

 20–24

45 (21.8)

43 (20.5)

88 (21.2)

 25–29

65 (31.6)

68 (32.4)

133 (32.0)

 30–34

42 (20.4)

51 (24.3)

93 (22.4)

 35 and above

27 (13.1)

26 (12.4)

53 (12.7)

 No formal Education

21 (10.2)

53,925.6)

74 (18.0)

 Primary School

18 (8.8)

30 (14.5)

48 (11.6)

 Junior Secondary School

12 (5.9)

37 (17.9)

49 (11.9)

 Senior Secondary School

40 (19.5)

23 (11.1)

63 (15.3)

 Vocational / Technical

24 (11.7)

4 (1.9)

28 (6.8)

 Tertiary

90 (43.9)

59 (28.0)

148 (35.9)

Occupation

 Unemployed

43 (20.9)

43 (20.7)

86 (20.7)

 Trader

32 (15.5)

21 (10.1)

53 (12.8)

 Artisan

31 (15.1)

36 (17.3)

67 (16.2)

 Professional

80 (38.8)

52 (25.0)

132 (31.9)

 Student

13 (6.3)

24 (11.5)

37 (8.9)

 Other

7 (3.4)

32 (15.4)

39 (9.4)

Religion

 Christianity

119 (57.8)

180 (86.5)

299 (72.2)

 Islam

84 (40.8)

13 (6.3)

97 (23.4)

 Traditional

3 (1.5)

14 96.7)

17 (4.1)

 Others

–

1 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

Marital Status

 Never Married

37 (18.5)

7 (3.4)

44 (10.8)

 Currently Married

106 (53.0)

188 (90.8)

294 (72.2)

 Co-habiting

48 (24.0)

11 (5.3)

59 (14.5)

 Widowed

4 (2.0)

1 (0.5)

5 (1.2)

 Separated

5 (2.5)

–

5 (1.2)

Ethnicity

 Akan

24 (11.8)

10 (4.8)

34 (8.2)

 Ga/ Dangme

8 (3.9)

1 (0.5)

9 (2.2)

 Ewe

16 (7.8)

–

16 (3.9)

 Northern ethnic groups

149 (73.0)

196 (93.3)

345 (83.3)

 Non-Ghanaians

7 (3.4)

1 (0.5)

8 (1.9)

 Others

–

2 (1.0)

2 (0.5)