Characteristic | Categories | Number of respondents | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Municipality of residence | Jirapa | 107 | 27.79 |
Wa | 278 | 72.21 | |
Nature of residential location | Urban | 107 | 27.79 |
Peri-urban | 62 | 16.10 | |
Rural | 216 | 56.10 | |
Age | 16–25 | 141 | 36.62 |
26–35 | 189 | 49.09 | |
> 35 | 55 | 14.29 | |
Religion | Christian | 185 | 48.05 |
Islam | 176 | 45.71 | |
Traditional/others | 24 | 6.23 | |
Ethnicity | Waala | 114 | 29.61 |
Dagaaba | 188 | 48.83 | |
Others | 83 | 21.56 | |
Current marital status | Not Married | 23 | 5.97 |
Married | 362 | 94.03 | |
Education | No formal education | 100 | 25.97 |
Primary | 61 | 15.84 | |
JHS | 83 | 21.56 | |
SHS | 68 | 17.66 | |
Tertiary | 73 | 18.96 | |
Occupation | Formal sector employee | 59 | 15.32 |
Vocation | 89 | 23.12 | |
Trade | 58 | 15.06 | |
Farming | 77 | 20.00 | |
Unemployed | 102 | 26.49 | |
Monthly Mother’s income (GH₵) | Zero | 90 | 23.38 |
10–100 | 107 | 27.79 | |
120–350 | 73 | 18.96 | |
370–900 | 59 | 15.32 | |
1000–3000 | 56 | 14.55 | |
Ownership of Car/Motorbike | Yes | 181 | 47.01 |
Previous history of pregnancy | Yes | 264 | 68.57 |
Complications during previous pregnancy(cies) | Yes | 51 | 13.25 |
Days after current birth | 0-5days | 70 | 18.18 |
6-10days | 189 | 49.09 | |
11–39 days | 63 | 16.36 | |
40 and more days | 63 | 16.36 | |
Complications with recent pregnancy | Yes | 46 | 11.95 |
Self-rated health status during recent pregnancy | Excellent | 30 | 7.79 |
Very good | 142 | 36.88 | |
Good | 173 | 44.94 | |
Poor | 40 | 10.39 | |
Parity | One Child | 146 | 37.92 |
Two children | 94 | 24.42 | |
Three Children | 76 | 19.74 | |
Four-Eight | 69 | 17.92 | |
Total | Â | 385 | 100 |