From: Prevalence and determinants of essential newborn care practices in the Lawra District of Ghana
Age category | Frequency n (%) |
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Under 20Â years | 14 (3.3) |
20–34 years | 349 (83.5) |
At least 35Â years | 55 (13.2) |
Religion | |
 Christianity | 239 (57.2) |
 Islam | 179 (42.8) |
Marital Status | |
 Married | 333 (79.7) |
 Single | 81 (19.4) |
 Divorced | 1 (0.2) |
Widowed | 3 (0.7) |
Educational Level | |
 None | 29 (6.9) |
 Primary | 54 (12.9) |
 JHS | 113 (27.0) |
 SHS/Vocational/Technical | 147 (35.2) |
 Tertiary | 75 (17.90 |
Occupational Level | |
 Unemployed | 69 (16.5) |
 Petty trader | 182 (43.5) |
 Farmer | 18 (4.3) |
 Civil / Public Servant | 50 (12.0) |
 Others | 99 (23.7) |
Maternal Knowledge of dangers of newborn care signs | |
 1–3 | 229 (54.8) |
 At least 4 | 189 (45.2) |
 Total | 418 (100.0) |
Gravidity | |
 Primigravidae | 166 (39.7) |
 Secundigravidae | 132 (31.6) |
 Multigravidae | 120 (28.7) |
Parity | |
 Primiparous | 211 (50.5) |
 Secundiparous | 111 (26.6) |
 Multiparous | 96 (23.0) |
Timing of first ANC visit | |
 First trimester | 372 (89.0) |
 Second trimester | 41 (9.8) |
 Third trimester | 5 (1.2) |