Preterm Delivery and Neonatal Deaths among Anaemic Pregnant Women in the Bolgatanga Metropolis of Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 200)^#.

Category	Subcategory	n (%)	95% CI
Age	11–20	50 (25.0)	40, 64
	21–30	111 (55.5)	97, 125
	31–40	29 (14.5)	20, 40
	41–50	10 (5.0)	5, 17
Occupational status	Artisan	76 (38.0)	63, 90
	Trader	52 (26.0)	41, 65
	Farmer	26 (13.0)	18, 36
	Civil servant	9 (4.5)	4, 16
	Other	6 (3.0)	3, 12
	Unemployed	31 (15.5)	22, 42
Marital status	Married	128 (64.0)	114, 141
	Single	48 (24.0)	37, 61
	Divorced	8 (4.0)	4, 15
	Separated	1 (0.5)	0, 5
	Widow	15 (7.5)	9, 24
Formal education	None	25 (12.5)	17, 35
	Primary	43 (21.5)	32, 55
	J.H.S	94 (47.0)	80, 108
	S.H.S	22 (11.0)	14, 32
	Vocational/technical	8 (4.0)	4, 15
	Tertiary	8 (4.0)	4, 15

n (%): number and proportion; hairdressers and seamstress; housewife; ^#recruited study subjects were lower than the estimated sample size. (95% CI): 95% confidence interval; S.H.S: senior high school.