Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study subjects
From: Young maternal age is a risk factor for child undernutrition in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana
Characteristic | Frequency (n = 300) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age group of mother (years) | ||
15–17 | 43 | 14.3 |
18–19 | 107 | 35.7 |
20–24 | 33 | 11.0 |
25–29 | 55 | 18.3 |
30–34 | 27 | 9.0 |
35 + | 35 | 11.7 |
Ethnicity of mother | ||
Dagomba | 229 | 76.3 |
Gonja | 47 | 15.7 |
Asante | 9 | 3.0 |
Frafra | 9 | 3.0 |
Others | 6 | 2.0 |
Household head | ||
Mother | 15 | 5.0 |
Father | 233 | 77.7 |
Grand Parent | 42 | 14.0 |
Others | 10 | 3.3 |
Household head’s employment | ||
Unemployed | 13 | 4.3 |
Farmer | 53 | 17.7 |
Trader | 89 | 29.7 |
Teacher | 54 | 18.0 |
Nurse | 8 | 2.7 |
Others | 83 | 27.7 |
Household head’s monthly income (GHS) | ||
< 500.00 | 101 | 33.7 |
500.00–999.00 | 154 | 51.3 |
1000.00–1300.00 | 36 | 12.0 |
> 1300.00 | 9 | 3.0 |
Age group of child (months) | ||
6–11 | 107 | 35.7 |
12–23 | 99 | 33.0 |
24 + | 94 | 31.3 |
Sex of child | ||
Male | 147 | 49.0 |
Female | 153 | 51.0 |
Birth place of child | ||
Health Facility | 216 | 72.0 |
Traditional Birth Attendant | 76 | 25.3 |
Home | 8 | 2.7 |