Table 1.

Characteristics of the pregnant women (n = 218).

Variables	Frequency	%
Age
less than19 years old	10	4.6
20–25	61	28.0
26–30	68	31.2
31–35	43	19.7
36 or more	36	16.5
Educational level
Primary school	12	5.5
Secondary school	73	33.5
College diploma	45	20.6
Bachelor’s degree	79	36.2
Graduate degree	9	4.1
Occupation
House wife	162	74.3
Part-time worker	21	9.6
Full-time worker	35	16.1
Total monthly family income
Less than JD 1 450	110	50.5
JD 450–800	80	36.7
More than JD 800	28	12.8
Parity 2
0	60	27.5
1	40	18.3
2	46	21.1
3	34	15.6
4 or more	38	17.4
Gestational age
1st trimester	56	25.7
2nd trimester	79	36.2
3rd trimester	83	38.1
Planned pregnancy
Yes	113	51.8
No	105	48.2
Total	218	100.0

¹ Jordan dinar, JD 1 = USD 1.41.² Parity: “the number of children previously borne” (“Parity”, n.d.) [45].