Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers/caregivers, in Techiman Municipality, Ghana, 2016
From: Immunization dropout rate and data quality among children 12–23 months of age in Ghana
Variable | Number | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Education | No formal education | 111 | 18.5 |
Primary school | 126 | 21.0 | |
JSS/Middle school | 252 | 42.0 | |
SHS | 66 | 11.0 | |
Tertiary | 45 | 7.5 | |
Age | <19 years | 57 | 9.5 |
20–29 years | 225 | 37.5 | |
30–39 years | 219 | 36.5 | |
40–49 years | 66 | 11.0 | |
≥50 | 33 | 5.5 | |
Marital status | Never married | 144 | 24.0 |
Married | 312 | 52.0 | |
Divorce | 27 | 4.5 | |
Separated | 114 | 19.0 | |
Widowed | 3 | 0.5 | |
Ethnicity | Akan | 282 | 47.0 |
Dagaati | 102 | 17.0 | |
Frafra | 57 | 9.5 | |
Kusaasi | 66 | 11.0 | |
Ewe | 39 | 6.5 | |
Dagomba | 39 | 6.5 | |
Othersa | 15 | 2.5 | |
Religion | Islam | 153 | 25.5 |
Christianity | 405 | 67.5 | |
Traditionalist | 6 | 1.0 | |
No Religion | 36 | 6.0 | |
Occupation | Salary worker | 63 | 10.5 |
Trader | 258 | 43.0 | |
Farmer | 132 | 22.0 | |
Artisan | 99 | 16.5 | |
Housewife | 48 | 8.0 | |
Sex of child | Male | 303 | 50.5 |
Female | 297 | 49.5 | |
Card possession | Yes | 582 | 97.0 |
No | 18 | 3.0 | |
Relationship with child | Mother | 540 | 90.0 |
Caregiver | 60 | 10.0 | |