Background Characteristics | n | % |
Maternal age |
|
|
12 - 19 years | 1446 | 58.1 |
≥20 years | 1041 | 41.9 |
Maternal education |
|
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Uneducated | 998 | 40.1 |
Educated | 1489 | 59.9 |
Maternal marital status |
|
|
Single | 364 | 14.6 |
Married | 2123 | 85.4 |
Maternal occupation |
|
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Unemployed | 185 | 7.4 |
Employed | 2302 | 92.6 |
Maternal wealth |
|
|
Poor | 1552 | 62.4 |
Average | 533 | 21.4 |
Rich | 402 | 16.2 |
Maternal ethnic group |
|
|
Akan | 1369 | 55.1 |
Non-Akan | 1118 | 44.9 |
Maternal religion |
|
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Christian | 1827 | 73.5 |
Non-Christian | 660 | 26.5 |
Maternal husband’s education |
|
|
Uneducated | 700 | 29.5 |