Pregnant Women and Malaria Preventive Measures: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the respondents.

		Frequency (250)	Percentage (%)
Age group	18–25 years	41	16.5
	26–35 years	181	73.0
	36–55 years	26	10.5
Religion	Islam	172	69.4
	Christianity	74	29.8
	Traditional	2	0.8
Marital status	Married	238	95.6
	Single	7	2.8
	Widow	3	1.2
	Divorce	1	0.4
Level of education	None	28	11.2
	Primary	72	28.8
	Secondary	68	27.2
	Tertiary	82	32.8
Employment status	Unemployed	61	24.5
	Self-employed	110	44.2
	Government-employed	78	31.3
Monthly income	<1000 GH	176	77.2
	2000–3000 GH	40	17.5
	>3000 GH	12	5.3
Gestation weeks grouped	16–27 weeks	117	47.2
	28–38 weeks	131	52.8

Source: field survey (2021).