Table 3.

Obstetrical & Medical characteristics of pregnant women who attended ANC service in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables		Frequency [N,%]	Hgb > 11 g/dL[N,%]	Hgb < 11 g/dL [N,%]	X2, p-value
Gravidity	Primigravida	234 [31.5]	212 [90.6]	22 [9.4]	0.55, 0.52
	Multi gravid	509 [68.5]	457 [88.8]	57 [11.2]
Parity	No	241 [32.4]	218 [90.5]	23 [9.5]	1.48, 0.69
	1	159 [21.4]	138 [86.8]	21 [13.2]
	2–3	224 [30.2]	201 [89.7]	23 [10.3]
	> 4	119 [16]	107 [89.9]	12 [10.1]
Trimester	First	142 [19]	135 [95.1]	7 [4.9]	7.22, 0.30
	Second	326 [44]	285 [87.4]	41 [12.6]
	Third	275 [37]	244 [88.7]	31 [11.3]
History of malaria infection	Yes	9 [1.2]	2 [22.2]	7 [77.8]	43.22, 0.00
	No	734 [98.8]	662 [90.2]	72 [9.8]
History intestinal parasite infection	Yes	276 [37.1]	226 [18.9]	50 [18.1]	25.88, 0.00
	No	467 [62.9]	428 [93.8]	29 [6.2]
History of previous illness	Yes	115 [15.5]	72 [62.6]	43 [37.4]	24.14, 0.00
	No	628 [84.5]	592 [94.3]	36 [5.7]