Research Article
Predictors of Neonatal Deaths in Ashanti Region of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Background characteristics of the mothers of children who died and those who survived.
| | Variable | Baby survived = 107
(%) | Baby did not survive
(%) | Total
(%) | value |
| | Age | | | | | | Mean (SD) | 22 (0.710) | | | | | 15–20 yrs | 15 (14.0) | 21 (18.3) | 36 (16.2) | 0.046 | | 21–30 yrs | 50 (46.7) | 63 (54.8) | 113 (50.9) | | 31–40 yrs | 42 (39.3) | 28 (24.3) | 70 (31.5) | | Above 40 yrs | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.6) | 3 (1.4) | | Education | | | | | | None | 5 (4.7) | 7 (6.1) | 12 (5.4) | 0.419 | | Basic | 71 (66.4) | 64 (55.7) | 135 (60.8) | | Secondary | 19 (17.8) | 29 (25.2) | 48 (21.6) | | Tertiary | 12 (11.2) | 15 (13.0) | 27 (12.2) | | Religion | | | | | | Christian | 83 (77.6) | 80 (69.6) | 163 (73.4) | 0.582 | | Islam/Muslim | 22 (20.6) | 32 (27.8) | 54 (24.3) | | Traditionalist/others | 2 (1.8) | 3 (2.6) | 5 (2.3) | | Marital status | | | | 0.034 | | Single | 32 (29.9) | 48 (41.7) | 80 (36.0) | | Separated | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.7) | 2 (0.9) | | Divorced | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0. 05) | | Married | 74 (69.2) | 65 (56.5) | 139 (62.6) | | Income of mother | | | | | | Unknown | 59 (55.1) | 54 (47.0) | 113 (50.9) | (0.509) | | Less than GH¢100 | 28 (26.2) | 31 (27.0) | 59 (26.6) | | GH¢100–GH¢300 | 14 (13.1) | 19 (16.5) | 33 (14.9) | | GH¢300–GH¢500 | 6 (5.6) | 11 (9.6) | 17 (7.7) | | Occupation | | | | | | Self-employed | 18 (16.8) | 23 (20.0) | 41 (18.5) | 0.035 | | Housewife/student | 19 (17.8) | 31 (27.0) | 50 (22.6) | | Civil servant | 12 (11.2) | 13 (11.3) | 25 (11.3) | | Farmer | 1 (0.9) | 7 (6.1) | 8 (0.6) | | Trader | 37 (34.6) | 28 (24.3) | 65 (29.3) | | Artisans | 20 (18.6) | 12 (10.5) | 32 (14.5) |
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SD: standard deviation.
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