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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of women participating in in-depth interviews

From: The context of emergency contraception use among young unmarried women in Accra, Ghana: a qualitative study

Characteristic

Total N = 32

Age, years [median (range)]

20 (18–24)

Religion [n (%)]

 Muslim

6 (19)

 Catholic

2 (6)

 Protestant

8 (25)

 Pentecostal/Charismatic

16 (50)

Ethnicity [n (%)]

 Akan

10 (31)

 Ga

7 (22)

 Ewe

7 (22)

 Other/Missing

8 (25)

Mother’s education [n (%)]

 Less than secondary

17 (53)

 More than secondary

10 (31)

 Don’t know/Missing

5 (16)

Father’s education [n (%)]

 Less than secondary

4 (13)

 At least secondary

18 (56)

 Don’t know/Missing

10 (31)

Marital status [n (%)]

 Married

0

 Currently in a relationship

31 (97)

 Single

1 (3)

Age at first sex [median (range)]

18 (15–20)

Ever pregnant [n (%)]

6 (19)

  1. Notes: Information on age, marital status, age at first sex, and ever pregnant was obtained from in-depth interviews. Information on religion, ethnicity, and parental education was obtained from baseline data from the original trial from which respondents were recruited [16]