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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: Why Muslim women in Northern Ghana do not use skilled maternal healthcare services at health facilities: a qualitative study

Characteristic

Number of women

Percentage

Age (yrs)

  

 ≥20

21

22.7

 21-25

26

27.6

 26-30

25

27

 31-35

9

9.7

 36-40

4

3.8

 41-45

1

1.1

 Don’t know

8

8.1

Highest level of education

  

 None

57

60.7

 Primary

19

20.4

 Middle/JSS

16

17.3

 Secondary+

2

1.6

Occupation

  

 Farming

38

40

 Petty trading

21

22.7

 Housewife

21

22.7

 Head dresser

6

6.5

 Seamstress

7

7

 Teacher

1

1.1

Marital status

  

 Married

64

69.1

 Widow

5

4.9

 Separated

9

9.2

 Single

16

16.8

Type of marriage

  

 Monogamous

51

54.7

 Polygamous

43

45.3

Number of children

  

 None

8

9.2

 1-3

51

53.5

 4-6

35

37.3

Total number of pregnancies ever had

  

 1-3

54

57.3

 4-6

33

35.1

 7-9

7

7.6

Age at first pregnancy

  

 15-20

36

38.4

 21-30

50

53.5

 Don’t know

8

8.1

Place of last delivery

  

 Home

63

73.3

 Health facility

23

26.7