Dietary Diversity Is Not Associated with Haematological Status of Pregnant Women Resident in Rural Areas of Northern Ghana

Table 1

Sample characteristics ().

Variable	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Age groupings (years)
15–24	176	46.5
25–34	180	44.6
35–49	44	8.8
Religion
Christian	176	44.0
Muslim	216	54.0
Traditionalist	8	2.0
Classification of occupation
Trader	98	24.5
Farmer	123	30.8
Civil servant	2	0.5
Service worker	67	16.8
Education/teacher	5	1.3
Health worker	3	0.8
Nothing	102	25.5
Ethnicity
Dagomba	119	29.8
Kassena	71	17.8
Dagaba	110	27.5
Kukomba	2	0.5
Frafra	14	3.5
Wala	55	13.8
Fulani	2	0.5
Dorimor	27	6.8
Education level of mother
None	207	51.8
Low (primary and junior high)	157	39.3
High (≥senior high)	36	9.0
Marital status
Single	8	2.0
Married	342	85.5
Widowed	5	1.3
Cohabiting	33	8.3
Separated	12	3.0