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. 2012 Apr 25;142(6):1109–1115. doi: 10.3945/jn.111.155978

TABLE 1.

Individual and household characteristics of women in early pregnancy (~10 wk of gestation), n = 377

n %
Maternal
    Parity
        0 142 38
        1 133 35
        ≥2 102 27
    Age, y
        <20 118 31
        20–29 216 57
        ≥30 43 11
    Height
        Short (<145 cm) 87 23
        Normal (≥145 cm) 290 77
    BMI, kg/m2
        Underweight (<18.5) 146 39
        Normal (18.5–24.9) 225 60
        Overweight (>24.9) 6 2
    Anemic
        Hb <110 g/L 58 15
        Hb ≥110 g/L 319 85
    Education, y
        0 81 21
        1–7 148 39
        ≥8 148 39
    Chewed tobacco
        Never 353 94
        Any amount 24 6
Household
    Owns clock1 269 72
    Owns television 51 14
    Owns cabinet 145 38
    Owns bicycle 142 38
    Owns mobile phone 131 35
    Owns 2 or more beds 224 59
    Has electricity 58 15
    Has 2 or more living rooms 163 43
 Toilet is water sealed/slab 291 77
Wall construction
    Thatch, grass, sticks 64 17
    Bamboo, wood, mud 51 14
    Tin/wood plank 237 63
    Cement 25 7
Kitchen facility
    No separate room2 109 29
    Outside home, not enclosed 15 4
    Outside home, enclosed 253 67
1

One missing value. Hb, hemoglobin.

2

One reported separate room within house.