From: Reproductive health decision making among Ghanaian women
Characteristics | Percentage |
---|---|
Mean age | 32.8 |
Age of respondents | N = 3,124 |
15-19 | 3.4 |
20-24 | 14.8 |
25-29 | 20.7 |
30-34 | 18.2 |
35-39 | 18.1 |
40-44 | 13.3 |
45-49 | 11.5 |
Region | N = 3,124 |
Western | 9.12 |
Central | 6.59 |
Greater Accra | 11.62 |
Volta | 9.92 |
Eastern | 8.74 |
Ashanti | 15.56 |
Brong Ahafo | 8.87 |
Northern | 11.78 |
Upper East | 8.13 |
Upper West | 9.67 |
Place of residence | N = 3,124 |
Rural | 61.43 |
Urban | 38.57 |
Level of education | N = 3124 |
No education | 34.4 |
Primary | 21.5 |
Secondary | 40.5 |
Higher | 3.3 |
Ethnicity | N = 3124 |
Akan | 41.2 |
Ga/Dangme | 5.6 |
Ewe | 13.8 |
Mole-Dagbani | 23.6 |
Other | 15.9 |
Religion | N = 3,124 |
Catholic | 14.2 |
Protestant | 13.3 |
Pentecostal/charismatic | 32.5 |
Other Christian | 9.8 |
Moslem | 17.7 |
Traditional/spiritualist | 6.9 |
No religion | 4.5 |
Other | 0.3 |
Wealth index | N = 3,124 |
Poorest | 25.6 |
Poorer | 20.5 |
Middle | 17.3 |
Richer | 19.5 |
Richest | 17.0 |
Marital status | 3124 |
Married | 75.6 |
Living together | 18.8 |
Not living together | 5.6 |
Dependent variables | |
Ability to refuse sex | N = 2950 |
Yes | 78.9 |
No | 18.6 |
Not sure | 2.5 |
Ability to request condom use | N = 2950 |
Yes | 70.2 |
No | 25.3 |
Not sure | 4.5 |