Characteristics | Kassena-Nankana East | Kassena-Nankana West | Bongo | All districts |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | N (%) 121 (29.7) | N (%) 121 (29.7) | N (%) 165 (40.5) | N (%) 407 (100.0) |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15-24 | 43 (35.5) | 32 (26.4) | 56 (33.9) | 131 (33.3) |
25-49 | 21 (17.3) | 31 (26.6) | 41 (24.8) | 96 (24.4) |
30-39 | 42 (34.7) | 44 (36.4) | 50 (30.3) | 136 (34.5) |
40-49 | 15 (12.4) | 14 (11.6) | 18 (10.9) | 31 (7.9) |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Traditional | 32 (26.4) | 31 (25.6) | 50 (30.3) | 113 (27.8) |
Christianity | 81 (66.9) | 84 (70.2) | 93 (56.3) | 259 (63.6) |
Islam | 8 (6.6) | 6 (4.9) | 22 (13.5) | 35 (8.6) |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Kassena | 34 (28.9) | 67 (55.4) | 1 (0.6) | 97 (23.8) |
Nankana | 82 (67.8) | 40 (33.1) | 0 (0.0) | 123 (30.2) |
Frafra | 5 (4.1) | 10 (8.3) | 163 (98.8) | 177 (43.5) |
Other | 2 (1.7) | 4 (3.3) | 1 (0.6) | 7 (1.7) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 12 (9.9) | 5 (4.1) | 12 (7.3) | 29 (7.1) |
Living together | 2 (1.7) | 4 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (1.5) |
Widowed | 1 (0.8) | 3 (3.3) | 7 (4.2) | 11 (2.7) |
Married | 106 (87.6) | 109 (90.1) | 146 (88.5) | 361 (88.7) |
Ever attended school | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 63 (52.1) | 63 (52.1) | 71 (43.0) | 197 (48.4) |
No | 58 (47.9) | 58 (47.9) | 94 (56.9) | 210 (51.6) |
Level of women’s education |  |  |  |  |
Primary | 38 (60.3) | 35 (55.6) | 43 (60.5) | 116 (58.9) |
Middle/Junior High School | 22 (34.9) | 22 (34.9) | 25 (35.2) | 69 (35.2) |
Secondary | 3 (4.8) | 5 (7.9) | 3 (4.2) | 11 (5.6) |
Tertiary | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) |
Husband’s education |  |  |  |  |
Yes | 53 (49.1) | 55 (30.6) | 70 (39.6) | 178 (48.8) |
No | 52 (48.1) | 55 (30.6) | 73 (40.6) | 180 (49.3) |
Don’t know | 3 (2.8) | 1 (14.3) | 3 (42.9) | 7 (1.9) |
Level of husband’s education |  |  |  |  |
Primary | 34 (64.2) | 25 (45.5) | 41 (58.6) | 100 (56.2) |
Middle/Junior High School | 8 (15.1) | 18 (45.0) | 14 (20.0) | 40 (22.5) |
Secondary | 11 (20.8) | 12 (32.4) | 14 (20.0) | 37 (20.8) |
Tertiary | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.6) |
Number of children alive | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1 | 33 (27.3) | 31 (25.6) | 39 (23.6) | 103 (25.3) |
2 | 24 (19.8) | 14 (11.6) | 39 (23.6) | 77 (18.9) |
3 | 18 (14.9) | 25 (20.7) | 42 (25.5) | 85 (20.9) |
4 | 23 (19.0) | 27 (22.3) | 28 (16.9) | 78 (19.2) |
5 | 16 (13.2) | 17 (14.0) | 14 (8.5) | 47 (11.4) |
6 | 7 (5.8) | 7 (5.8) | 3 (1.8) | 17 (4.2) |
Currently employed | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 112 (92.6) | 119 (98.3) | 112 (67.9) | 343 (84.3) |
No | 9 (7.4) | 2 (1.7) | 53 (32.1) | 64 (15.7) |
Type of employment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Housewife | 22 (19.6) | 9 (7.6) | 18 (16.1) | 49 (14.4) |
Farmer | 48 (42.9) | 58 (48.7) | 54 (48.2) | 160 (46.6) |
Trader | 27 (24.1) | 33 (27.7) | 29 (25.9) | 89 (25.7) |
Civil Servant | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.5) | 2 (1.8) | 5 (2.6) |
Others | 15 (13.4) | 16 (13.4) | 9 (8.0) | 40 (11.7) |
Distance to health facility | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than 30Â minutes | 73 (60.3) | 74 (61.2) | 58 (35.2) | 205 (50.4) |
30 mins – 2 hrs | 45 (37.2) | 29 (23.9) | 105 (63.6) | 179 (44.0) |
2 hrs – 4 hrs | 3 (2.5) | 18 (14.9) | 2 (1.2) | 22 (5.4) |