Table 1 Socio-demographic, obstetric and dietary characteristics of postpartum women (n = 405)
From: Risk factors of anaemia among postpartum women in Bolgatanga Municipality, Ghana
Variable category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | ||
18–25 | 108 | 26.7 |
26–30 | 145 | 35.8 |
31 + | 152 | 37.5 |
Education | ||
None | 83 | 20.5 |
Primary | 77 | 19.0 |
Secondary | 118 | 29.1 |
Tertiary | 127 | 31.4 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 27 | 6.7 |
Married | 360 | 88.9 |
Separated | 18 | 4.4 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 260 | 64.2 |
Islamic | 121 | 29.9 |
Others | 24 | 5.9 |
Occupation | ||
Trader/vendor | 119 | 29.4 |
Agricultural or service worker | 111 | 27.4 |
Office, educational or health worker | 115 | 28.4 |
Housewife | 60 | 14.8 |
Ethnicity | ||
Frafra | 246 | 60.7 |
Kusaasi | 66 | 16.3 |
Builsa or Talensi | 51 | 12.6 |
Others | 42 | 10.4 |
Household wealth tertile | ||
Poorest | 137 | 33.8 |
Medium | 140 | 34.6 |
Richest | 128 | 31.6 |