Research Article
Perceived Barriers of Child Adoption: A Qualitative Study among Women with Infertility in Northern Ghana
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.
| | Pseudonym | Age | Level of education | Number of wives of the husband | Years of marriage | No. of children | Occupation | Years of searching for a child | Religion |
| | Abena | 28 | None | 1 | 13 | 3 | Housewife | 4 | Muslim | | Adwoa | 40 | None | 2 | 16 | None | Farming | 16 | Muslim | | Akosua | 29 | None | 1 | 10 | 2 | Trading | 2 | Muslim | | Ama | 26 | Tertiary | 1 | 5 | None | Teacher | 5 | Muslim | | Afia | 34 | Primary | 2 | 12 | None | Trader | 10 | Muslim | | Akua | 30 | Secondary | 1 | 7 | 1 | Trader | 3 | Christian | | Agyeiwaa | 24 | Tertiary | 1 | 13 months | None | Teacher | 1 | Muslim | | Boatemaa | 25 | Tertiary | 2 | 2 | None | Teacher | 2 | Muslim | | Araba | 31 | None | 1 | 4 | None | Housewife | 4 | Muslim | | Asantewaa | 30 | None | 1 | 5 | None | Housewife | 3 | Muslim | | Fosuaah | 27 | Tertiary | 1 | 6 | 1 | Nursing | 2 | Christian | | Ohema | 37 | Tertiary | 1 | 9 | None | Civil servant | 8 | Christian | | Serwa | 34 | None | 2 | 7 | 1 | Housewife | 5 | Muslim | | Owusuaa | 31 | None | 1 | 5 | None | Civil servant | 4 | Christian | | Yaa | 28 | Tertiary | 1 | 6 | 1 | Nursing | 2 | Christian |
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