Table 1 Demographic and background characteristics of study participants (n = 799)
Characteristics | Total (n = 799) n (%) | Mothers with HDP/GDM (n = 157) n (%) | Mothers with no HDP/GDM (n = 642) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Area of residence | |||
Low-income | 604 (75.6) | 123 (78.3) | 481 (74.9) |
Middle-income | 99 (12.4) | 21 (13.4) | 78 (12.2) |
High-income | 96 (12.0) | 13 (8.3) | 83 (12.9) |
Age group (years) | |||
< 20 | 17 (2.1) | 6 (3.8) | 11 (1.7) |
20–29 | 550 (68.8) | 96 (61.2) | 454 (70.7) |
30–39 | 220 (27.5) | 50 (31.9) | 170 (26.5) |
> 39 | 12 (1.5) | 5 (3.2) | 7 (1.1) |
Education level | |||
No formal | 10 (1.3) | 3 (1.9) | 7 (1.1) |
Primary | 36 (4.5) | 6 (3.8) | 30 (4.7) |
Junior high | 176 (22.0) | 45 (28.7) | 131 (20.4) |
Senior high/secondary/technical | 333 (41.7) | 62 (39.5) | 271 (42.2) |
University/tertiary | 244 (30.5) | 41 (26.1) | 203 (31.6) |
Religion | |||
Christian | 714 (89.4) | 132 (84.1) | 582 (90.7) |
Moslem | 83 (10.4) | 23 (14.7) | 60 (9.4) |
Other | 2 (0.3) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Ethnicity | |||
Akan | 655 (82.0) | 116 (73.9) | 539 (84.0) |
Ewe | 47 (5.9) | 14 (8.9) | 33 (5.1) |
Ga | 18 (2.3) | 5 (3.2) | 13 (2.0) |
Hausa | 9 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (1.4) |
Other northern tribe | 70 (8.8) | 22 (14.1) | 48 (7.5) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 28 (3.5) | 7 (4.5) | 21 (3.3) |
Married | 672 (84.1) | 135 (86.0) | 537 (83.6) |
Cohabiting | 98 (12.3) | 15 (9.6) | 83 (12.9) |
Divorced | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
Occupation | |||
Hairdresser | 150 (18.8) | 36 (22.9) | 114 (17.8) |
Seamstress | 175 (21.9) | 18 (11.5) | 157 (24.5) |
Fish monger/farmer | 19 (2.4) | 7 (4.5) | 12 (1.9) |
Street vendor/hawker | 34 (4.3) | 5 (3.2) | 29 (4.5) |
Shop owner/attendant | 163 (20.4) | 27 (17.2) | 136 (21.2) |
Office/administrative worker | 183 (22.9) | 41 (26.1) | 142 (22.1) |
Nurse/midwife | 20 (2.5) | 6 (3.8) | 14 (2.2) |
Teacher | 7 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (1.1) |
Housewife/unemployed | 40 (5.0) | 16 (10.2) | 24 (3.7) |
Other | 8 (1.0) | 1 (0.6) | 7 (1.1) |