Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants by district
From: Birth preparedness and complications readiness among women in disadvantaged rural districts of Ghana
Characteristics | Categories | Study District, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ada West | Denkyira West | Builsa South | Total | ||
Maternal Status | Prenatal | 185 (52.0) | 176 (49.9) | 174 (49.9) | 535 (50.6) |
Postnatal | 171 (48.0) | 177 (50.1) | 175 (50.1) | 523 (49.4) | |
Maternal Age | < 20 | 47 (13.3) | 10 (2.9) | 57 (16.5) | 114 (10.9) |
20–30 | 215 (60.7) | 266 (76.0) | 197 (56.9) | 678 (64.6) | |
> 30 | 92 (26.0) | 74 (21.1) | 92 (26.6) | 258 (24.6) | |
Education Level | None | 78 (22.0) | 71 (20.2) | 106 (30.7) | 255(24.3) |
Primary | 223 (62.8) | 229 (65.3) | 201 (58.3) | 653 (62.1) | |
Secondary | 54 (15.2) | 51 (14.5) | 38 (11.0) | 143 (13.6) | |
Marital status | Single | 93 (26.2) | 35 (9.9) | 6 (1.7) | 134 (12.7) |
Married | 248 (69.9) | 230 (65.4) | 34 0 (97.7) | 818 (77.5) | |
Others | 14 (3.9) | 87 (24.7) | 2 (0.6) | 103 (9.8) | |
Employment status | None | 100 (28.3) | 52 (14.8) | 173 (49.6) | 325 (30.8) |
Employed | 39 (11.0) | 21 (6.0) | 16 (4.6) | 76 (7.2) | |
Self employed | 215 (60.7) | 278 (79.2) | 160 (45.8) | 653 (62.0) | |
Religious affiliations | Christianity | 328(94.0) | 298(85.9) | 299(86.4) | 925 (88.8) |
Islam | 15(4.3) | 40(11.5) | 29(8.4) | 84 (8.1) | |
Others | 6(1.7) | 9(2.6) | 18(5.2) | 33 (3.2) | |
Number of previous Pregnancies | One | 97(27.5) | 14(3.9) | 106(30.4) | 217 (20.6) |
Two | 89(25.2) | 37(10.5) | 77(22.0) | 203 (19.2) | |
> two | 167(47.3) | 302(85.6) | 166(47.6) | 635 (60.2) | |
ANC attendance | Once | 33(9.3) | 3(0.9) | 2(0.7) | 38 (3.6) |
Twice | 45(12.6) | 13(3.7) | 18(5.2) | 76 (7.2) | |
Three times | 63(17.7) | 22(6.2) | 34(9.7) | 119 (11.2) | |
Four times | 77(21.6) | 72(20.4) | 55(15.7) | 204 (19.3) | |
Four + | 138(38.8) | 243(68.8) | 240(68.7) | 621 (58.7) | |