Skip to main content

Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic factors in relation to the timing of antenatal care visit and type of delivery assistance among Ghanaian women

From: Factors associated with reproductive health care utilization among Ghanaian women

Socio-demographic factors

Number

Percentage

Delivery Assistance

Timing of antenatal care

Trained

Untrained

Early

Late

Age (N=2099)

  

P=0.004

 

P<0.001

 

15-24 years

505

24.0

22.7

26.4

21.3

27.5

25-34 years

982

46.8

49.6

42.0

50.9

41.9

35-49 years

612

29.1

27.7

31.6

27.8

30.6

Place of residence (N=2099)

  

P<0.001

P<0.001

Urban

844

40.2

54.4

15.7

44.8

36.0

Rural

1255

59.8

45.6

84.3

55.2

64.0

Parity (N=2098)

  

P<0.001

P<0.001

1

467

22.3

25.9

16.1

23.8

21.3

2

436

20.8

22.7

17.4

23.9

16.7

3

349

16.6

17.0

16.1

17.2

15.9

4 or more

846

40.3

34.4

59.5

35.8

46.0

Marital status (N=2099)

  

P=0.166

P=0.976

Never married

129

6.1

6.8

4.8

6.2

6.1

Currently married

1837

87.5

86.6

89.0

87.8

87.7

Formerly married

133

6.3

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.3

Education (N=2097)

  

P<0.001

P<0.001

No education

647

30.8

20.3

49.0

25.2

37.1

Primary

511

24.1

22.8

27.2

23.8

24.1

Secondary or higher

939

44.8

56.9

23.8

51.0

38.8

Religion (N=2098)

  

P<0.001

P<0.001

Other

90

4.3

3.5

5.8

3.6

4.3

Moslem

378

18.0

16.3

21.0

15.2

22.7

Traditional

126

6.0

2.3

12.4

3.7

8.1

Christian

1504

71.7

78.0

60.8

77.5

64.8

Wealth Index (N=2099)

  

P<0.001

P<0.001

Poorest

480

22.9

10.3

44.6

17.3

28.5

Poorest

461

22.0

19.2

26.5

19.9

24.0

Middle

400

19.1

20.3

17.0

19.1

19.6

Rich

436

20.8

27.2

9.8

23.1

19.0

Richest

322

15.3

22.9

2.1

20.6

9.0

Partner’s education (N=1878)

  

P<0.001

P<0.001

No education

483

25.7

15.0

44.3

19.8

31.8

Primary

159

8.5

7.1

10.8

7.1

10.0

Secondary or higher

1236

65.8

77.9

44.9

73.0

58.2

Timing of antenatal care visit (N=2014)

  

P<0.001

  

Early (within first trimester)

1154

57.3

37.8

52.0

  

Late

860

42.7

62.2

48.9

  

Number of antenatal visits (N=2053)

  

P<0.001

 

P<0.001

No visit

72

3.5

0.9

8.2

  

1-3 visits

338

16.5

9.8

28.2

6.5

31.1

4-6 visits

900

43.9

41.2

48.3

41.4

51.2

6 visits or more

740

36.1

48.0

15.3

52.0

17.7

Type of delivery assistance (N=2096)

    

P<0.001

Trained assistants

1330

63.5

  

70.9

57.8

Traditional birth assistants

642

30.6

  

24

35.6

No one

124

5.9

  

4.4

6.5