Table 1 Background characteristics of respondents
Variable | Number (No) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
 17–20 | 9 | 9.0 |
 21–24 | 47 | 47.0 |
 25–28 | 31 | 31.0 |
 29–32 | 4 | 4.0 |
 33–36 | 2 | 2.0 |
 > 36 | 7 | 7.0 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 3 | 3.0 |
 Cohabitation | 5 | 5.0 |
 Divorced | 1 | 1.0 |
 Single | 86 | 86.0 |
 Widow/widower | 1 | 1.0 |
 Other | 4 | 4.0 |
Religious affiliation | ||
 Christian | 84 | 84.0 |
 Islamic | 12 | 12.0 |
 Traditional | 0 | 0.0 |
 Other | 4 | 4.0 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 66 | 66.0 |
 Female | 30 | 30.0 |
 Other | 4 | 4.0 |
Employment status | ||
 Employed | 11 | 11.0 |
 Unemployed | 78 | 78.0 |
 No response | 11 | 11.0 |
Number of living children | ||
 0 | 86 | 86.0 |
 1 | 5 | 5.4 |
 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
 > 2 | 8 | 8.0 |
Level in programme | ||
 100 | 26 | 26.0 |
 200 | 44 | 44.0 |
 300 | 25 | 25.0 |
 400 | 5 | 5.0 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Akan | 64 | 64.0 |
 Ewe | 6 | 6.0 |
 Ga-Adangbe | 6 | 6.0 |
 Mole-Dagbani | 11 | 11.0 |
 Guan | 3 | 3.0 |
 Grusi | 1 | 1.0 |
 Others | 9 | 9.0 |
History of pregnancy | ||
 Ever pregnant | 13 | 13.0 |
 Never pregnant | 77 | 77.0 |
 No response | 10 | 10.0 |