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Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of participants

From: Childcare practices among teenage mothers in Ghana: a qualitative study using the ecological systems theory

Variable

Frequency (N)

(N = 30)

Percentage (%)

Age (In completed years)

 16

3

10.0

 17

6

20.0

 18

8

26.7

 19

13

43.3

Level of Education

 Primary

9

30.0

 JHS

18

60.0

 SHS

3

10.0

Marital Status

 Never married

19

63.3

 Married

3

10.0

 Cohabiting

8

26.7

Religion

 Christian

27

90.0

 Islamic

3

10.0

Occupation

 Not working

15

50.0

 Petty trading

6

20.0

 Seamstress

4

13.3

 Hairdresser

3

10.0

 Mobile banking/Transfer

2

6.7

  1. Source: Fieldwork, 2019