Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
Characteristic | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Child age (months) | ||
6–11 | 258 | 65.3 |
12–17 | 79 | 20.0 |
18–23 | 58 | 14.7 |
Maternal age (years) | ||
15–24 | 132 | 33.4 |
25–29 | 139 | 35.2 |
30 + | 124 | 31.4 |
Marital status | ||
In a union | 373 | 94.4 |
Not in a union | 22 | 5.6 |
Educational status | ||
No education | 134 | 33.9 |
Low education | 216 | 54.7 |
High education | 45 | 11.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Dagomba | 326 | 82.5 |
Others | 69 | 17.5 |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 34 | 8.6 |
Islam | 361 | 91.4 |
Household wealth index (tertile) | ||
Poorest | 133 | 33.7 |
Medium | 132 | 33.4 |
Richest | 130 | 32.9 |
Type of building | ||
Block | 310 | 78.5 |
Others | 85 | 21.5 |
Residential area | ||
Rural | 26 | 6.6 |
Urban | 195 | 49.4 |
Peri-urban | 174 | 44.1 |
Maternal autonomy (tertile) | ||
Poorest | 174 | 44.1 |
Medium | 138 | 34.9 |
Richest | 83 | 21.0 |
Maternal social support (tertile) | ||
Poorest | 207 | 52.4 |
Medium | 125 | 31.6 |
Richest | 63 | 15.9 |