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Table 1 Description of the Sample of Women with a Child Under-five (N = 969)

From: Ghana’s National Health insurance scheme and maternal and child health: a mixed methods study

Characteristic

 

Percentage

Women’s age (years)

15-19

7.5

 

20-24

25.4

 

25-34

44.9

 

35-49

22.2

Parity

0-1

22.0

 

2-3

30.8

 

≥4

47.2

Current marital status

Married

87.8

Not Married

12.2

Education

None

51.1

 

Primary

19.6

 

Secondary or more

29.3

Working status

Unemployed/unpaid

51.5

 

Self-employed

44.2

 

Paid

4.3

Wealth category

Poorest

40.3

Middle

42.5

 

Richest

17.2

Religion

Christian

56.7

Muslim

43.3

Belongs to the dominant ethnicity for region

Yes

77.9

No

22.1

Locality of residence

Urban

23.1

Rural

76.9

Region of residence

Northern

49.7

Central

50.3

Child’s age

Under 1

43.0

1-3

20.9

3 to 5

36.1