Table 1.
General characteristics of the pregnant women Attending ANC at Mizan-Aman General hospital, south west Ethiopia, 2015
Variable | IgG Positive (n = 198) | Percent | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age category | |||
16–20 | 64 | 32.3 | 0.011 |
21–30 | 124 | 62.6 | |
> 30 | 10 | 5.1 | |
Occupation | |||
government employee | 35 | 17.7 | 0.886 |
Housewife | 129 | 65.2 | |
Other | 34 | 17.2 | |
Residence | |||
Urban | 135 | 68.2 | 0.333 |
Rural | 63 | 32.8 | |
Education level | |||
Can’t read and write | 48 | 24.2 | 0.033 |
Can only Read and write | 32 | 16.2 | |
Primary | 55 | 27.8 | |
Secondary | 35 | 17.7 | |
Tertiary | 28 | 14.1 | |
Number of Gravida | |||
One | 77 | 38.9 | 0.223 |
More than one | 121 | 61.1 | |
Stage of pregnancy | |||
First trimester | 56 | 28.3 | 0.346 |
Second trimester | 100 | 50.5 | |
Third trimester | 42 | 21.2 | |
History of abortion | |||
Yes | 22 | 11.1 | 0.395 |
No | 99 | 50.0 | |
Not applicable | 77 | 38.9 |