Table 2.
Maternal obstetric variables of the participants and awareness of birth defects Awareness of birth defects
| Variable Gravidity |
Aware No (%) |
Not aware No (%) |
Total No (%) |
χ2 | p value |
| Primigravida | 61 (26.2) | 172 (73.8) | 233 (100.0) | 0.055 | 0.855 |
| Multigravida | 122 (25.4) | 359 (74.6) | 481 (100.0) | ||
| Total | 183 (25.6) | 531 (74.4) | 714 (100.0) | ||
| Number of children | |||||
| ≤ 2 | 129 (27.7) | 336 (72.3) | 465 (100.0) | 3.119 | 0.077 |
| ≥3 | 54 (21.7) | 195 (78.3) | 249 (100.0) | ||
| Total | 183 (25.6) | 531 (74.4) | 714 (100.0) | ||
| Location of ANC | |||||
| Tertiary hospital | 106 (57.3) | 79 (42.7) | 185 (100.0) | 131.400 | <0.001* |
| Other hospital | 77 (14.7) | 447 (85.3) | 524 (100.0) | ||
| Total | 183 (25.8) | 526 (74.2) | 709 (100.0)** | ||
| GA at booking | |||||
| < 5 months | 114 (36.2) | 201 (63.8) | 315 (100.0) | 31.891 | <0.001* |
| ≥ 5 months | 69 (17.5) | 325 (82.5) | 394 (100.0) | ||
| Total | 183 (25.8) | 526 (74.2) | 709 (100.0)** | ||
*
Statistically significant,
**
five participants did not book at all for ANC either at supervised or unsupervised centres, ANC - Antenatal care, GA - Gestational age