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Table 1 Demographics

From: Facilitators and barriers to home blood pressure monitoring among pregnant women in Ghana: a mixed-methods analysis of patient perspectives

Demographic Characteristic

All Participants (N = 194)a

Interview Participants (N = 33)a

Age, years

31.6 (5.3)

31.2 (5.2)

Gestational Age

17w 3.7d (4w 4.9d)

17w 4.9d (5w 2.1d)

Marital Status

 Married

146 (77.3)

23 (71.9)

 Not marriedb

43 (22.8)

9 (28.1)

Highest Level of Education Completed

 None

7 (3.6)

1 (3.0)

 Primary school

7 (3.6)

2 (6.1)

 Junior high school

46 (23.8)

10 (30.3)

 Senior high school

56 (29.0)

7 (21.2)

 Tertiary

77 (39.9)

13 (39.4)

Monthly Household Income, Ghana cedis (USD)c

 < 650 (< $56)

36 (36.4)

16 (53.3)

 650–1000 ($56-$87)

32 (32.3)

8 (26.7)

 1000–5000 ($87-$433)

27 (27.3)

6 (20.0)

 5000–10000 ($433-$867)

2 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

 > 10,000 (> $867)

2 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

Insurance Status

 No insurance

1 (0.5)

1 (3.0)

 Public insurance (NHIS)

190 (98.5)

32 (97.0)

 Private insurance

2 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

Parity

1.4 (1.5)

1.5 (1.4)

 Nulliparous

62 (32.1)

10 (30.3)

 Multiparous

131 (67.9)

23 (69.7)

Current Pregnancy Gestation Number

 Singleton

171 (93.4)

30 (90.9)

 Twins

12 (6.6)

3 (9.1)

  1. Data presented as Mean (SD) for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables
  2. NHIS National Health Insurance Scheme
  3. aCategories may not total to overall N values due to missingness
  4. bIncludes cohabitating, single, divorced, widowed
  5. cGhana Cedi to US Dollar conversion based on 0.087 conversation rate on June 24, 2023