Preterm Delivery and Neonatal Deaths among Anaemic Pregnant Women in the Bolgatanga Metropolis of Ghana
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 200)#.
Category
Subcategory
n (%)
95% CI
Age
11–20
50 (25.0)
40, 64
21–30
111 (55.5)
97, 125
31–40
29 (14.5)
20, 40
41–50
10 (5.0)
5, 17
Occupational status
Artisan
76 (38.0)
63, 90
Trader
52 (26.0)
41, 65
Farmer
26 (13.0)
18, 36
Civil servant
9 (4.5)
4, 16
Other
6 (3.0)
3, 12
Unemployed
31 (15.5)
22, 42
Marital status
Married
128 (64.0)
114, 141
Single
48 (24.0)
37, 61
Divorced
8 (4.0)
4, 15
Separated
1 (0.5)
0, 5
Widow
15 (7.5)
9, 24
Formal education
None
25 (12.5)
17, 35
Primary
43 (21.5)
32, 55
J.H.S
94 (47.0)
80, 108
S.H.S
22 (11.0)
14, 32
Vocational/technical
8 (4.0)
4, 15
Tertiary
8 (4.0)
4, 15
n (%): number and proportion; hairdressers and seamstress; housewife; #recruited study subjects were lower than the estimated sample size. (95% CI): 95% confidence interval; S.H.S: senior high school.