Reasons for Women’s Choice of Elective Caesarian Section in Duayaw Nkwanta Hospital

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of respondents.

Demographic variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage (100%)
Age in years	18-27 years	26	33.3
	28-35 years	35	44.9
	36 years and above	17	21.8
Literacy	Yes	65	83.3
	No	13	16.7
Level of education	Primary	9	11.5
	Secondary	16	20.5
	Tertiary	41	52.6
	No formal education	12	15.4
Average monthly income	Below 500	31	39.7
	501-1000	18	23.1
	1001-2000	20	25.6
	2001-3000	5	6.4
	Above 3000	4	5.1
Religion	Atheist	1	1.3
	Christian	56	71.8
	Muslim	13	16.7
	Traditional religion	8	10.3
Ethnicity	Akan	39	50
	Ewe	14	17.9
	Northern	16	20.5
	Others	9	11.5
Marital status	Never married	12	15.4
	Cohabitation	7	9
	Married	52	66.7
	Divorced	5	6.4
	Widowed	2	2.6
Occupation	Student	7	9
	Unemployed	9	11.5
	Public employment	37	47.4
	Self-employment	17	21.8
	Housewife	3	3.8
	Others	5	6.4
Health insurance	NHIS	70	89.7
	Private health insurance	3	3.8
	None	5	6.4