Table 3.
Pre-pregnancy safe motherhood among study participants amidst challenging conditions in War-Torn Tigray
| Characteristics | Neural tube defects (NTDs) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Total | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Type of conflict event? | Act of war | 35(11.4) | 52(16.9) | 87(28.3) |
| Attack on populations | 46(14.9) | 110(35.6) | 156(50.6) | |
| Damage to property | 22(7.1) | 43(14) | 65(21.1) | |
| Use health service | No | 94(30.5) | 189(61.4) | 292(91.9) |
| Yes | 9(2.9) | 16(5.2) | 25(8.1) | |
| Pregnancy intended/wanted | No | 79(25.7) | 119(38.6) | 222(64.3) |
| Yes | 24(7.8) | 86(27.9) | 110(35.7) | |
| If No, Reason for unwanted/intended pregnancy | Health facility damaged | 4(1.3) | 20(6.5) | 24(7.8) |
| lack of family planning | 51(16.6) | 74(24) | 125(40.6) | |
| Not supported by family | 48(15.6) | 18(5.8) | 66(21.4) | |
| pregnancy from unknown person/rape | 7(2.3) | 7(2.3) | ||
| Family food Source | Cultivation/production | 36(11.7) | 76(24.7) | 112(36.4) |
| Food aid | 25(8.1) | 51(16.6) | 76(24.7) | |
| Purchasing | 29(9.4) | 64(20.8) | 93(30.2) | |
| support from relative | 13(4.2) | 14(4.5) | 27(8.8) | |
| Meal frequency | <=2 times per day | 84(27.3) | 96(31.2) | 180(58.4) |
| >=3 times per day | 19(6.2) | 109(35.4) | 128(41.6) | |