Table 3 Level of birth preparedness and complication readiness by baseline characteristics
From: Birth preparedness and complications readiness among women in disadvantaged rural districts of Ghana
Characteristics | Categories | Frequency | Poor Preparedness | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (N) | % (95CI) | p-value | ||
Districts | Ada west | 99 (356) | 27.8 (22.0, 33.8) | < 0.001* |
Denkyira west | 112 (353) | 31.7 (25.9, 38.1) | ||
Builsa South | 28 (349) | 8.0 (4.8, 12.1) | ||
Maternal Status | Prenatal | 117 (535) | 21.9 (16.7, 27.5) | 0.571 |
Postnatal | 122 (523) | 23.3 (18.2, 29.3) | ||
Maternal Age | < 20 | 31 (114) | 27.2 (21.5, 33.3) | 0.324 |
20–30 | 144 (678) | 21.2 (16.1, 27.0) | ||
> 30 | 61 (258) | 23.6 (18.4, 29.7) | ||
Education Level | None | 75 (255) | 29.4 (23.5. 35.5) | 0.005* |
Primary | 141 (653) | 21.6 (16.7, 27.5) | ||
Secondary + | 23(143) | 16.1 (11.5, 21.2) | ||
Marital status | Single | 50 (134) | 37.3 (31.2, 43.9) | < 0.001* |
Married | 146 (818) | 17.9 (13.0, 23.1) | ||
Others | 42 (103) | 40.8 (34.4, 47.3) | ||
Employment status | None | 70 (325) | 21.5 (16.3, 27.2) | 0.019* |
Employed | 8 (76) | 10.5 (6.9, 15.1) | ||
Self employed | 160 (653) | 24.5 (19.0, 30.3) | ||
Religious affiliations | Christianity | 205 (925) | 22.2 (16.9, 28.0) | 0.680 |
Islam | 22 (84) | 26.2 (20.8, 32.5) | ||
Others | 8 (33) | 24.2 (18.9, 30.3) | ||
Pregnancies | One | 42 (217) | 19.4 (14.4, 24.8) | 0.233 |
Two | 42 (203) | 20.7 (15.5, 26.2) | ||
> two | 155 (635) | 24.4 (18.9, 30.2) | ||
ANC attendance | Once | 25 (38) | 65.8 (59.3, 71.7) | < 0.001* |
Twice | 31 (76) | 40.8 (34.3, 47.1) | ||
Thrice | 32 (119) | 26.9 (21.2, 32.9) | ||
Four times | 56 (204) | 27.5 (22.0 33.8) | ||
Four + | 95 (621) | 15.3 (11.1 20.7) |