Research Article
Prevalence and Determinants of Rural-Urban Utilization of Skilled Delivery Services in Northern Ghana
Table 1
Comparison of baseline characteristics of the study groups.
| | Variable | Rural (N = 360) | Urban (N = 360) | Test statistic | | n (%) | n (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | Under 25 | 122 (48.8) | 128 (51.2) | Chi-squared (χ2) = 0.7, | | 25–34 | 181 (51.6) | 170 (48.4) | | At least 35 | 57 (47.9) | 62 (52.1) |
| | Marital status | | | | | Not married | 32 (61.5) | 20 (38.5) | χ2 = 2.9, | | Married | 328 (49.1) | 340 (50.9) |
| | Educational level | | | | | No formal education | 294 (56.6) | 225 (43.4) | χ2 = 2.9, | | Basic | 46 (38.3) | 74 (61.7) | | Secondary and above | 20 (24.7) | 61 (75.3) |
| | Parity | | | | | 1-2 | 176 (47.6) | 194 (52.4) | χ2 = 1.8, | | 3-4 | 117 (52.5) | 106 (47.5) | | >4 | 67 (52.8) | 60 (47.2) |
| | Distance from health facility (km) | | | | | 1–3 | 92 (55.1) | 75 (44.9) | χ2 = 2.3, | | At least 4 km | 268 (48.5) | 285 (51.5) |
| | Household wealth index | | | | | Low | 195 (48.5) | 207 (51.5) | χ2 = 0.8, | | High | 165 (51.9) | 153 (48.1) |
| | Religion | | | | | Islam | 202 (49.6) | 205 (50.4) | χ2 = 68.1, | | Christianity | 89 (37.4) | 149 (62.6) | | African traditional religion (ATR) | 69 (92.0) | 6 (8.0) |
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