Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Intake Habits among Pregnant Adolescents Attending Antenatal Care Clinics in Urban Community in Ghana

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of adolescents.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Health facility
Teshie Hospital	110	26.0
LEKMA Hospital	137	32.4
LEKMA Polyclinic	176	41.6
Age group (years)
Early adolescent 12–15	121	28.6
Late adolescent 16–19	302	71.4
Ethnicity
Akan	101	23.9
Ga-Adangbe	186	44.0
Ewe	54	12.8
Northerner	82	19.3
Religion
Christian	322	76.1
Islam	89	21.1
Traditionalist	12	2.8
Educational level
None	70	16.5
Basic	227	53.7
Secondary	126	29.8
Occupation
Seamstress	121	28.6
Petty trader	191	45.2
Hairdresser	111	26.2
Marital status
Legally married	38	9.0
Cohabitation	385	91.0
First pregnancy
No	102	24.1
Yes	321	75.9
Number of children (n = 102)
One	97	95.1
Two	5	4.9