Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of respondents
Variable | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | Mean ± SD | 26.65 ± 7.32 |
  < 25 | 59 | 45.4 |
  ≥ 25 | 71 | 54.6 |
Marital Status | ||
 Single/Divorced/Widowed | 10 | 7.7 |
 Married/Cohabiting | 120 | 92.3 |
Woman’s Educational Status | ||
 No Formal Education | 101 | 77.7 |
 Formal Education | 29 | 22.3 |
Spousal Educational Status | ||
 No Formal Education | 104 | 80.0 |
 Formal Education | 26 | 20.0 |
Religious Status | ||
 Islam | 130 | 100.0 |
 Others | 0 | 0.0 |
Woman’s Occupational Status | ||
 Cattle herder/animal rearer/farmer | 35 | 26.9 |
 Housewife | 63 | 48.5 |
 Trader/vendor/business woman | 32 | 24.6 |
Spousal Occupational Status | ||
 Cattle herder/animal rearer/farmer | 66 | 50.8 |
 Artisan/civil servant | 10 | 7.7 |
 Trader/vendor/businessman | 54 | 41.5 |
Woman’s Income Level |  |  |
  ≤ GHS 1000 | 130 | 100.0 |
  > GHS 1000 | 0 | 0 |
Spousal Income Level | ||
  ≤ GHS 1000 | 86 | 66.2 |
  > GHS 1000 | 44 | 33.8 |
Distance to Health Facility | ||
  < 1 KM | 48 | 36.9 |
  ≥ 1 KM | 82 | 63.1 |
Parity | Mean ± SD | 2.26 ± 1.83 |
 < 3 | 75 | 57.7 |
 ≥ 3 | 55 | 42.3 |
Gravidity | Mean ± SD | 3.26 ± 1.83 |
 < 3 | 56 | 43.1 |
 ≥ 3 | 74 | 56.9 |
Number of ANC Attendance | Mean ± SD | 2.50 ± 0.93 |
 < 4 | 109 | 83.8 |
 ≥ 4 | 21 | 16.2 |
Current Gestational Age | Mean ± SD | 26.47 ± 2.61 |
 < 25 weeks | 32 | 24.6 |
 ≥ 25 weeks | 98 | 75.4 |
Gestational Age at first antenatal attendance | Mean ± SD | 13.81 ± 2.83 |
 ≤ 12 weeks | 52 | 40.0 |
13–24 weeks | 78 | 60.0 |
Birth Spacing | Mean ± SD | 21.06 ± 3.21 |
 ≤ 24 months | 112 | 86.2 |
 > 24 months | 18 | 13.8 |
Hb at First antenatal attendance | Mean ± SD | 8.18 ± 1.91 |
 < 11.0 g/dL | 121 | 93.1 |
 ≥ 11.0 g/dL | 9 | 6.9 |
Current Hb | Mean ± SD | 9.00 ± 1.87 |
 < 11.0 g/dL | 106 | 81.5 |
 ≥ 11.0 g/dL | 24 | 18.5 |