Perception of Ghanaian Primigravidas Undergoing Their First Antenatal Ultrasonography in Cape Coast

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.

Variable	Frequency (%)
Age of respondents
11–20 years	41 (10.7)
21–30 years	180 (46.9)
31–40 years	148 (38.5)
41–50 years	15 (3.9)
Level of education
No formal education	21 (5.5)
Basic education (class 1 to junior high)	181 (47.1)
Secondary education	89 (23.2)
Tertiary education	93 (24.2)
Religion
Christian	336 (87.5)
Muslim	48 (12.5)
Occupation
Farmer	5 (1.6)
Trader	132 (41.6)
Civil servant	16 (5.0)
Housewife	6 (1.9)
Self-employed	5 (1.6)
Vocational	69 (21.8)
Professionals	84 (26.5)
Marital status
Single	85 (22.1)
Married	293 (76.3)
Divorced	1 (0.3)
Widowed	1 (0.3)
Separated	4 (1.0)