Table 1.
Characteristics of participating pregnant women in Zinder, Niger
| Variables | % (n)a |
|---|---|
| Characteristics of the woman | |
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 26.1 ± 6.3 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hausa | 82.9 (765) |
| Tuareg | 12.5 (115) |
| Other minorities | 4.7 (43) |
| Education | |
| No education or literacy training only | 61.4 (567) |
| Koranic school | 20.3 (187) |
| Some primary education/completed 6th level | 12.9 (119) |
| Any type of secondary education | 5.4 (50) |
| Nutritional status of the woman | |
| MUAC <23 cm | 26.4 (244) |
| Adequate MDD‐W | 20.2 (186) |
| Woman's current pregnancy status | |
| Experienced nausea/vomiting in the past week because of pregnancy | 30.2 (279) |
| Any danger sign during current pregnancy | 60.4 (554) |
| Obstetric history of the woman | |
| Age at first pregnancy (median, min, max) | 17.0 (12.0, 30.0) |
| Gravidity (primigravida) | 12.9 (119) |
| Last pregnancy outcome | |
| Child born alive, still living | 83.8 (674) |
| Child born alive, had since died | 11.7 (94) |
| Still birth, miscarriage, abortion | 4.5 (36) |
| Attended ANC during last pregnancy | 89.9 (723) |
| Had at least four ANC during last pregnancy | 37.4 (300) |
| Health facility delivery during last pregnancy | 33.0 (264) |
| Woman's knowledge, attitudes and practices | |
| Knew about anaemia | 47.1 (435) |
| Knew about IFA supplements | 93.0 (854) |
| Knew about how to prevent or treat anaemia | 57.6 (250) |
| Had adequate knowledge of danger signs of pregnancy | 53.6 (493) |
| Mentioned IFA as one of the important practices for her and her child's wellbeing | 4.6 (42) |
| Mentioned ANC as one of the important practices for her and her child's wellbeing | 24.8 (229) |
| Support and advice received during current pregnancy | |
| Husband provided advice to go to ANC and woman followed advice | 22.5 (207) |
| Husband provided advice about consuming IFA and woman followed advice | 3.4 (31) |
| Aside from husband, pregnant woman received advice about her pregnancy from others | 39.6 (365) |
| Household level characteristics | |
| Number of houses in the household (median, min, max) | 1.0 (1.0, 6.0) |
| Principal occupation of the household head | |
| Farming related occupation | 39.9 (366) |
| Nonfarming related occupation | 50.2 (460) |
| Migrant/foreign remittance | 9.9 (91) |
| Levels of household food insecurity | |
| Food secure | 29.0 (267) |
| Mildly food insecure | 9.4 (86) |
| Moderately food insecure | 26.1 (240) |
| Severely food insecure | 35.5 (327) |
ANC = antenatal care; IFA = iron folic acid supplement; MDD‐W = minimum dietary diversity‐Women; MUAC = mid‐upper arm circumference.
a
Values are % (n), if not mentioned otherwise; number of observations associated with percentage are not always 923 because of missing values or skip pattern of the specific question asked.