Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics | Frequencya | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group (in years) | ||
  <  20 | 231 | 12.4 |
 20–24 | 424 | 22.7 |
 25–29 | 483 | 25.8 |
 30 + | 732 | 39.1 |
Mean = 27.89 (sd = 7.15) | ||
 Ethnicity | ||
  Ga-Dangme | 1361 | 72.8 |
  Akan | 102 | 5.5 |
  Ewe | 287 | 15.4 |
  Mole- Dagbani | 106 | 5.7 |
  Other tribes | 14 | 0.8 |
Religion | ||
 Christianity | 1706 | 91.2 |
 Islam | 119 | 6.4 |
 Traditional | 28 | 1.5 |
 Other religions | 17 | 0.9 |
Occupation | ||
 Unemployed | 388 | 20.8 |
 Farmer | 307 | 16.4 |
 Artisan | 219 | 11.7 |
 Trader | 594 | 31.8 |
 Civil servant | 33 | 1.8 |
 Student | 289 | 15.5 |
 Others | 40 | 2.1 |
Level of education | ||
 No education | 693 | 37.1 |
 Primary | 284 | 15.2 |
 Junior high school level | 656 | 35.1 |
 Senior high school level and above | 237 | 12.7 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 543 | 29.5 |
 Married | 382 | 20.7 |
 Separated/divorced | 36 | 1.9 |
 Cohabiting | 882 | 47.9 |
Sex of household head | ||
 Female | 730 | 39.0 |
 Male | 1140 | 61.0 |
Household size | ||
 Less than six | 956 | 51.1 |
 More than five | 914 | 48.9 |
Mean = 6.45 (SD = 4.33) | ||
 District of residence | ||
  Shai-Osudoku | 836 | 44.7 |
  Ningo-Prampram | 1034 | 55.3 |
Parity | ||
 Parity 1 | 520 | 27.8 |
 Parity 2 | 429 | 22.9 |
 Parity 3 | 374 | 20.0 |
 Parity3+ | 547 | 29. |
Delivery place | ||
 Health facility | 1332 | 71.23 |
 Outside health facility | 538 | 28.8 |
Timing of ANC initiation | ||
 First trimester | 525 | 28.1 |
 Second trimester | 1196 | 64.0 |
 Third trimester | 147 | 7.9 |
 Babies age at time of interview | 0.5–1.6 years | |
Breastfeeding type | ||
 Not exclusive | 543 | 29.0 |
 Exclusive | 1327 | 71.0 |
 Exclusive breastfeeding rate | 71.0% |  |