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Table 1 Socio-Economic and Demographic Characteristics of the Mothers.

From: Bypassing primary healthcare facilities for maternal healthcare in North West Ghana: socio-economic correlates and financial implications

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

 

385

100