Knowledge of and Adherence to Anaemia Prevention Strategies among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Facilities in Juaboso District in Western-North Region, Ghana

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants.

Variable		Frequency	Percentage
Subdistrict	Juaboso	163	27.3
	Bonsu	152	25.4
	Jato	139	23.2
	Asempaneye	144	24.1
Age (years)	10–19	72	12.0
	20–29	265	44.3
	30–39	194	32.5
	≥40	67	11.2
Educational status	None	109	18.2
	Basic (primary)	261	43.7
	Secondary	155	25.9
	Tertiary	73	12.2
Marital status	Legally married	470	78.6
	Cohabitation	128	21.4
Religion	Christianity	411	68.7
	Islam	120	20.1
	Traditionalist	67	11.2
Ethnicity	Akan	336	56.2
	Ewe	79	13.2
	Ga-Adangbe	63	10.5
	Kussase	120	20.1
Occupation	Unemployed	119	19.9
	Nonformal jobs	406	67.9
	Formal jobs	73	12.2
Gestational age of the pregnancy	1^st trimester	146	24.4
	2^nd trimester	267	44.7
	3^rd trimester	185	30.9
Parity	0	51	8.5
	1	391	65.4
	2	101	16.9
	≥3	55	9.2