Table 1.
Characteristics of participating pregnant women, Gem, western Kenya, 2003
| Demographic and socio-economic information | Total, n (%) (N = 673) |
| Mean age (SD), years | 26.2 (6.7) |
| Age | |
| < 20 years | 123 (18.3) |
| 20–29 years | 361 (53.6) |
| ≥ 30 years | 189 (28.1) |
| Median gravidity (range) | 4 (1–15) |
| Gravidity | |
| Primigravidae | 88 (13.1) |
| Gravidae 2–4 | 333 (49.5) |
| Gravidae ≥ 5 | 252 (37.4) |
| Trimester of pregnancy* | |
| First | 42 (6.3) |
| Second | 292 (43.6) |
| Third | 336 (50.2) |
| Married | 582 (86.5) |
| Education < 8 years* | 332 (59.0) |
| Low/medium SES* | 352 (68.1) |
| < 3 meals per day | 244 (36.3) |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; SES, socio-economic status;
* Trimester not known for 3 women (0.4%); education level not known for 110 women (16.3%); SES category not known for 156 women (23.2%).