Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and antenatal syphilis screening status of women recruited at delivery
Characteristic | Unscreened women N = 160 n (%)* | Screened women N = 327 n (%)* | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group, years | 0.83 | ||
18-19 | 22 (13.8) | 33 (10.1) | |
20-24 | 44 (27.5) | 92 (28.1) | |
25-29 | 45 (28.1) | 99 (30.3) | |
30-34 | 26 (16.3) | 54 (16.5) | |
35-46 | 23 (14.4) | 49 (15.0) | |
Mean (standard deviation[SD]) | 26.6 (6.2) | 27 (6.2) | 0.47 |
Marital status | 0.15 | ||
Single | 12 (7.5) | 14 (4.3) | |
Married/cohabiting | 148 (92.5) | 313 (95.7) | |
Religion | 0.14 | ||
Christian | 112 (70.0) | 249 (76.1) | |
Muslim/other | 48 (30.0) | 78 (23.9) | |
Education | 0.04 | ||
No formal education | 33 (20.6) | 41 (12.5) | |
Basic education | 115 (71.9) | 249 (76.2) | |
At least secondary education | 12 (7.5) | 37 (11.3) | |
Occupation of woman | 0.45 | ||
Professional | 3 (1.9) | 13 (4.0) | |
Vocational | 43 (26.9) | 75 (22.9) | |
Trading/business | 68 (42.5) | 140 (42.8) | |
Manual/farmer | 13 (8.1) | 39 (11.9) | |
Unemployed | 33 (20.6) | 60 (18.4) | |
Occupation of spouse | 0.06 | ||
Professional | 13 (8.1) | 29 (8.9) | |
Vocational | 76 (47.5) | 144 (44.0) | |
Trading/business | 31 (19.4) | 95 (29.1) | |
Manual/farmer | 36 (22.5) | 57 (17.4) | |
Unemployed | 4 (2.5) | 2 (0.6) | |
Mode of travel to the clinic | 0.11 | ||
By foot | 47 (29.4) | 74 (22.6) | |
Self/public transport | 113 (70.6) | 253 (77.4) | |
Average travel cost per visit to the clinic (Ghana cedis) | 0.002 | ||
<0.50 | 34 (30.4) | 26 (14.3) | |
0.5- < 1.00 | 55 (49.1) | 146 (58.2) | |
1.00+ | 23 (20.5) | 69 (27.5) | |
Average travel time to the clinic | 0.32 | ||
<30 minutes | 102 (63.8) | 193 (59.0) | |
30+ minutes | 58 (36.2) | 134 (41.0) | |
Registered with the National Health Insurance Scheme | 0.48 | ||
Yes | 69 (43.1) | 152 (46.5) | |
No | 91 (56.9) | 175 (53.5) | |
Registered with the Free Maternity Care Scheme | 0.09 | ||
Yes | 139 (86.9) | 300 (91.7) | |
No | 21 (13.1) | 27 (8.3) |