Sociocultural Determinants of the Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in the Tallensi District in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Table 2

Univariate analysis: sociodemographic characteristic of respondents.

Variable/Categories	Frequency n=366	Percent
Marital status
Single	57	15.6
Married	231	63.1
Divorced	25	6.8
Widow	40	10.9
Cohabitation relationship	13	3.6
Age group
15-20 years	51	13.9
21-25 years	57	15.6
26-30 years	88	24.0
31-35 years	103	28.1
36-40 years	32	8.7
41-45 years	19	5.2
46-49 years	16	4.4
Age at last birth (within past five years 2011-2015)
less than 20 years	62	16.9
21-25 years	64	17.5
26-30 years	140	38.3
31-35 years	75	20.5
36-40 years	15	4.1
41 years and above	10	2.7
Level of education
No formal education	172	47.0
Basic/primary level	88	24.0
Junior high level	75	20.5
Senior high level	20	5.5
Tertiary level	11	3.0
Religious affiliation
Christianity	159	43.4
Muslim	27	7.4
Traditionalist	175	47.8
Free thinkers	5	1.4
Occupation
Unemployed	102	27.9
Farmer	126	34.4
Teacher	11	3.0
Nurse	3	0.8
Dress/hair maker	79	21.6
Trader	41	11.2
Students	4	1.1
Number of children
One child	84	23.0
Two children	49	13.4
Three children	68	18.6
Four children	88	26.0
Five children	36	9.8
Six and more children	21	5.7

Source: Authors’ Field Work, December, 2016.