Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of Respondents
From: Postpartum fertility behaviours and contraceptive use among women in rural Ghana
Variable | Number N = 1003 | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–19 | 33 | 3.3 |
20–34 | 741 | 73.9 |
35–39 | 132 | 13.2 |
40+ | 97 | 9.7 |
Educational level | ||
None | 83 | 8.3 |
Primary | 214 | 21.3 |
Middle/Junior secondary School/Junior high school | 543 | 54.1 |
Secondary/Senior secondary school/Senior high School /Vocational | 119 | 11.9 |
Tertiary | 44 | 4.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Fante | 890 | 88.7 |
Efutu | 18 | 1.8 |
Other Akan | 46 | 4.6 |
Ewe | 21 | 2.1 |
Hausa | 22 | 2.2 |
Other | 6 | 0.6 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 906 | 90.3 |
Muslim | 76 | 7.6 |
Other | 21 | 2.1 |
Occupation | ||
Fishmonger | 69 | 6.9 |
Farmer | 33 | 3.3 |
Petty Trader | 515 | 51.4 |
Civil/Public Servant | 111 | 11.1 |
Student | 32 | 3.2 |
Other | 243 | 24.2 |
Area of residence | ||
Saltpond | 316 | 31.5 |
Biriwa | 135 | 13.5 |
Anomabo | 179 | 17.9 |
Mankessim | 259 | 25.8 |
Other | 114 | 11.4 |
Marital Status | ||
Married through church/mosque/court wedding | 213 | 21.2 |
Married only by traditional rite | 434 | 43.3 |
Engaged, yet to be married | 240 | 23.9 |
Co-habitation (living together) | 73 | 7.3 |
Divorced/Separated/Widow/Single | 43 | 4.3 |