Table 3.

demographic characteristics of the 270 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in the Limbe and Muyuka Health Districts, July-August 2017

Characteristics (n=270)	Stratification	Frequency	Percentage %
Age	<25	116	43.0
	25-34	130	48.1
	˃35	24	8.9
	Total	270	100
Occupation	civil servant	49	18.2
	Jobless	67	24.8
	Self employed	76	28.1
	Student	78	28.9
	Total	270	100
Area of residence	Urban	133	49.3
	Rural	137	50.7
	Total	270	100
Marital status	Single	121	44.8
	Married monogamy	119	44.1
	Married polygamy	22	8.1
	Divorced	3	1.1
	Widow	5	1.9
	Total	270	100
Parity	First pregnancy	107	39.6
	Primipara (1)	60	22.2
	Multipara (2–4)	102	37.8
	Grand multipara (>4)	1	0.4
	Total	270	100
Sexual Partner	Single	262	97.0
	Multiple	8	3.0
	Total	270	100
Religion	Christian	257	95.2
	Muslim	13	4.8
	Total	270	100