Characteristic | Category | Frequency (%) |
---|---|---|
Age of mother (years) | 17–27 | 146 (42.9) |
28–37 | 158 (46.5) | |
> 38 | 36 (10.6) | |
Education | None | 152 (44.7) |
Primary | 31 (9.1) | |
Middle/JHS | 59 (17.4) | |
SHS/vocational training | 51 (15) | |
Tertiary | 47 (13.8) | |
Occupation | Employed | 38 (11.2) |
Self employed | 244 (71.8) | |
Unemployed | 58 (17) | |
Ethnicity | Dagomba | 275 (80.9) |
Gonja | 19 (5.6) | |
Mamprusi | 11 (3.2) | |
Others | 35 (10.3) | |
Religion | Christianity | 21 (6.2) |
Islam | 319 (93.8) | |
Age of child (months) | 0–5 | 195 (57.4) |
6–11 | 102 (30) | |
12–18 | 43 (12.6) | |
Sex of child | Male | 175 (51.5) |
Female | 165 (48.5) |