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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women attending postnatal care

From: Maternal birth preparedness and complication readiness in the Greater Accra region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study of two urban health facilities

Variable

Frequency

Percentage

Age group (Years)

  ≤ 29

153

51.0

 30–39

114

38.0

 40–49

31

10.3

 Missing data

2

0.7

Marital Status

 Married/cohabiting

230

76.7

 Single

62

20.7

 Missing data

8

2.7

Parity

 1–2 children

199

66.3

 More than 3 children

94

31.3

 Missing data

7

2.3

Religion

 Christian

208

69.3

 Non-Christian

89

29.7

 Missing data

3

1.0

Educational Level

 No formal education

11

3.7

 Primary

88

29.3

 Secondary

82

27.3

 Tertiary

117

39.0

 Missing data

2

0.7

Employment status

 Unemployed

74

24.7

 Employed

225

75.0

 Missing data

1

0.3

Wealth Index

 Poorest

41

13.7

 Poorer

41

13.7

 Middle

42

14.0

 Rich

40

13.3

 Richer

41

13.7

 Missing data

95

31.7

Health Facility

  APC

100

33.3

 GARH

200

66.7

  1. APC Adabraka Polyclinic, GARH Greater Accra Regional Hospital