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Table 1 Sample characteristics, Women aged 20–29 years, Ghana LEAP 1000 Baseline

From: Child marriage and associated outcomes in northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study

 

Ever-married women 20 to 24 years old

 

Ever-married women 20 to 29 years old

N

%

 

N

%

Age

 20 to 24 years

594

100.0

 

594

44.0

 25 to 29 years

   

755

56.0

Educational achievement

 No schooling

407

68.5

 

1000

74.1

 Some primary

50

8.4

 

117

8.7

 Primary completed or higher

137

23.1

 

232

17.2

Region of residence

 Northern

414

69.7

 

976

72.4

 Upper East

180

30.3

 

373

27.7

Marital status

 Married/Union – Monogamous

441

74.2

 

913

67.7

 Married/Union – Polygamous

148

24.9

 

418

31.0

 Separated/Divorced/Widowed

5

0.8

 

18

1.3

Child marriage status

 Married after 18th birthday

416

70.0

 

1018

75.5

 Married between 15 – 18th birthday

154

25.9

 

284

21.1

 Married before 15th birthday

24

4.0

 

47

3.5