Compliance with Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation and Its Associated Factors among Adolescent Girls in Tamale Metropolis of Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

Variables	Frequency, N = 424	Percent (%)
Mean age (SD)	14.4 (1.7)
Age group (years)
10–15	338	79.7
16–20	86	20.3
Class
JHS 1	197	46.5
JHS 2	227	53.5
Ethnicity
Dagomba	288	67.9
Mamprusi	24	5.7
Others	112	26.4
Religion
Christianity	112	26.4
Islam	312	73.6
Mother’s level of education
No formal education	204	48.1
Basic	100	23.6
Secondary	60	14.2
Tertiary	60	14.2
Father’s level of education
No formal education	190	44.8
Basic	50	11.8
Secondary	78	18.4
Tertiary	106	25.0
Mother’s occupation
Unemployed	56	13.2
Public/civil servant	135	31.8
Trader	220	51.9
Retired	13	3.1
Father’s occupation
Unemployed	21	5.0
Public/civil servant	195	46.0
Farmer	185	43.6
Retired	23	5.4