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Table 1 Infant and maternal characteristics in the study population

From: The influence of socioeconomic factors on choice of infant male circumcision provider in rural Ghana; a community level population based study

Characteristics

Uncircumcised infants n = 291

Circumcised infants included in the analysis n = 2847 (99.9%)

Total circumcised infants n = 2850a

Income status of household (quintile)

 1 (Lowest)

115 (39.5%)

387 (13.6%)

387 (13.6%)

 2

75 (25.8%)

532 (18.7%)

532 (18.7%)

 3

47 (16.2%)

628 (22.1%)

628 (22.1%)

 4

38 (13.0%)

687 (21.1%)

687 (24.1%)

 5 (Highest)

16 (5.5%)

613 (21.5%)

613 (21.5%)

 Missing data

3 (0.1%)

Distance to health facility

 < 1 km

101 (34.7%)

1444 (50.7%)

1444 (50.7%)

 1–4.9 km

60 (20.6%)

741 (26.0%)

741 (26.0%)

 5–10 km

84 (2.9%)

400 (14.0%)

400 (14.0%)

 10 km or more

45 (15.5%)

186 (6.5%)

186 (6.5%)

 Missing data

1 (0.3%)

76 (2.7%)

79 (2.8%)

Cost of circumcisionb

 Free

539 (18.9%)

539 (18.9%)

 Less than 10 Ghs

145 (5.1%)

145 (5.1%)

 Between 10 and 20 Ghs

1530 (53.7%)

1530 (53.7%)

 20 Ghs or more

554 (19.5)

554 (19.4)

 Missing data

79 (2.8%)

82 (2.9%)

Maternal occupation

 Gov’t/private employed

4 (1.4%)

105 (3.7%)

105 (3.7%)

 Self-employed

53 (18.2%)

927 (32.6%)

927 (32.5%)

 Farming

101 (34.7%)

589 (20.7%)

589 (20.7%)

 Not working

49 (16.8%)

484 (17.0%)

484 (17.0%)

 Missing data

84 (28.9%)

742 (26.0%)

745 (26.4%)

Maternal highest educational level

 None

89 (30.6%)

512 (18.0%)

512 (18.0%)

 Primary

138 (47.2%)

1481 (52.0%)

1482 (52.0%)

 Secondary

63 (21.6%)

850 (29.9%)

852 (29.9%)

 Missing data

1 (0.3%)

4 (0.1%)

4 (0.1%)

Religion

 Christian

186 (8.3%)

2048 (71.9%)

2048 (71.9%)

 Muslim

61 (8.4%)

666 (23.4%)

666 (23.4%)

 Traditional African/none

42 (24.6%)

129 (4.5%)

129 (4.5%)

 Missing data

2 (0.7%)

4 (0.1%)

7 (0.2%)

Maternal age (years)

 Less than 20

41 (14.1%)

319 (11.2%)

319 (11.2%

 20–29

145 (49.8%)

1458 (51.2%)

1458 (51.2%)

 30 or more

104 (35.7%)

1066 (37.4%)

1066 (37.4%)

 Missing data

1 (0.3%)

4 (0.1%)

7 (0.2%)

Site of delivery

 Health facility

187 (64.3%)

2292 (80.5%)

2292 (80.4%)

 Home

101 (34.7%)

549 (19.3%)

549 (19.3%)

 Missing data

3 (1.0%)

6 (0.2%)

9 (0.3%)

Birth weight

 Less than 2.5 kg

41 (14.1%)

214 (7.5%)

214 (7.5%)

 2.5 kg or greater

250 (85.9%)

2633 (92.5%)

2636 (92.5%)

 Missing data

Type of circumcision provider

  

 Formal provider

1177 (41.3%)

1177 (41.3%)

 Informal provider

1670 (58.7%)

1670 (58.6%)

 Missing data

0 (0.0%)

3 (0.1%)

Age at circumcision

 0–6 days

117 (4.1%)

117 (4.1%)

 7–20 days

2556 (89.8%)

2556 (89.7%)

 > 20 days

172 (6.0%)

172 (6.0%)

 Missing data

2 (0.1%)

5 (0.2%)

  1. aThree circumcised infants had no socioeconomic and demographic data due to field worker error
  2. b1 Ghs = 0.6 $US (2012)