Prevalence and Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight and Preterm Delivery in the Ho Municipality of Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of women who delivered.

Characteristics	Frequency (N = 680)	Percentage (%)
Age (years)
< 20	79	11.6
20–34	494	72.7
35–49	107	15.7
Educational level
No formal education	96	14.1
Primary school	82	12.0
JSS/JHS/middle school	239	35.2
SHS/SSS/vocational	147	21.6
University	116	17.1
Occupation
Unemployed	146	21.5
Private sector	431	63.4
Public sector	103	15.1
Marital status
Single	235	34.6
Married	445	65.4
Religion
Christianity	603	88.7
Islam	48	7.0
African traditional religion	29	4.3
Tribe
Ewe	484	71.2
Akan	65	9.6
Guan	58	8.5
Others	73	10.7