Health needs of migrant female head porters in Ghana: evidence from the Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi Metropolitan areas

Table 2 Data on Kayayei Ante-Natal Care

Variables	Location						P-value
	Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area		Greater Accra Metropolitan Area		Total		P-value
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Being Pregnant Before
Yes	177	75.6	159	67.4	336	71.5	0.041
No	57	24.4	77	32.6	134	28.5
Sub-total	234	100.0	236	100.0	470	100.0
Attend Ante-Natal Care
Yes	177	100	153	96.2	330	98.2	0.003
No	0	0.0	6	3.8	6	1.8
Sub-total	177	100.0	159	100.0	336	100.0
Attending all Ante-Natal care Appointments
Yes	14	7.9	20	13.0	34	10.3	0.008
No	163	92.1	133	87.0	296	89.7
Sub-total	177	100.0	153	100.0	330	100.0
Period of Starting Ante-Natal Care
First Trimester	61	34.5	72	47.1	133	40.3	0.003
s Trimester	116	65.6	80	52.3	196	59.4
Third Trimester	0	0	1	0.6	1	0.3
Sub-total	177	100.0	153	100.0	330	100.0
Experience with Ante-Natal Care
Very Good	173	97.7	84	54.9	257	77.9	0.000
Good	4	2.3	68	44.4	72	21.8
Fair	0	0	1	0.7	1	0.3
Sub-Total	177	100.0	153	100.0	330	100.0
Ante-Natal care as a Health Need
Yes	234	100.0	236	100.0	470	100.0
No	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub-Total	234	100.0	236	100.0	470	100.0

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