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Table 1 Background characteristics of participants

From: Self-reported effects of infertility on marital relationships among fertility clients at a public health facility in Accra, Ghana

Characteristic

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age

  

 20–29

82

73.2

 30–39

23

20.5

 40–49

7

6.3

Sex

  

 Male

11

9.8

 Female

101

90.2

Educational level

  

 No formal education

20

17.8

 Primary education

29

25.9

 Secondary education +

63

56.3

Religion

  

 Christian

98

87.5

 Muslim

10

8.9

 African traditionalist

4

3.6

Ethnicity

  

 Akan

24

21.4

 Ga/Adangme

44

39.3

 Ewe

30

26.8

 Mole-Dagbani

11

9.8

 Guan

3

2.7

N=

112

100.0

  1. Source: Field work, 2014