n (%)

Geographical region (n = 238)

Ashanti

152 (63.9)

Brong Ahafo

24 (10.1)

Western

15 (6.3)

Central

11 (4.6)

Northern

11 (4.6)

Eastern

8 (3.4)

Upper East

4 (1.7)

Upper West

4 (1.7)

Greater Accra

3 (1.3)

Volta

2 (0.8)

Burkina Faso

3 (1.3)

Cote D’voire

1 (0.4)

Referral facility (n = 233)

State (public) hospital

216 (92.7)

Mission hospital

9 (3.9)

Non-Ghanaian health institutions

4 (1.7)

Private hospital

4 (1.7)