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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants

From: Provision and experience of care among women with hypertension in pregnancy: a multi-center qualitative study in Ghana

Variable

IDIs n (%)

FGDs n (%)

Total n (%)

Age

 < 20

3 (6.0)

0

3 (4.2)

 20–30

29 (58.0)

8 (36.4)

37 (51.4)

 30–39

14 (28.0)

10 (45.5)

24 (33.3)

 40 + 

4 (8.0)

4 (18.2)

8 (11.1)

Marital status

 Single

17 (34.0)

5 (22.7)

22 (30.6)

 Married/cohabiting

33 (66.0)

17 (77.3)

50 (69.4)

Educational status

 None/primary

14 (28.0)

3 (13.6)

17 (23.6)

 Secondary

27 (54.0)

15 (68.2)

42 (58.3)

 Tertiary

9 (18.0)

4 (18.2)

13 (4.2)

Number of previous births

 0

6 (12.0)

0 (0)

6 (8.3)

 1–4

41 (82.0)

21 (95.5)

62 (86.1)

 5 + 

3 (6.0)

1 (4.5)

4 (5.6)

Residence

 Urban

48 (96.0)

22 (100.0)

70 (97.2)

 Peri-urban

2 (4.0)

0 (0)

2 (2.8)

Ethnicity

 Akan

28 (56.0)

7 (31.8)

35 (48.6)

 Ewe

10 (20.0)

6 (27.3)

16 (22.2)

 Ga

6 (12.0)

4 (18.2)

10 (13.9)

 Other

6 (12.0)

5 (22.7)

11 (15.3)

Occupation

 Unemployed

15 (30.0)

2 (9.1)

17 (23.6)

 Formally employed

6 (12.0)

0 (0)

6 (8.3)

 Self-employed

26 (52.0)

19 (86.4)

45 (62.5)

 Casual worker

1 (2.0)

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

 Others

2 (4.0)

1 (4.5)

3 (4.2)

Health facilities (study sites)

 Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

20 (40.0)

4 (18.2)

24 (33.3)

 La-General Hospital

4 (8.0)

–

4 (5.6)

 Lekma Hospital

5 (10.0)

–

5 (6.9)

 Greater Accra Regional Hospital

16 (32.0)

10 (45.5)

36 (50.0)

 Tema General Hospital

5 (10.0)

8 (36.4)

13 (18.1)

  1. IDIs in-depth interviews, FGDs focus group discussions