Table 1.
Social demographic characteristics of the participants (N = 450)
| Variable | Intervention | Control | Total/out of 450 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Age | ||||||
| < 20 yrs | 21 | 14.0 | 61 | 20.3 | 82 | 18.2 |
| 20–34 yrs. | 111 | 74.0 | 212 | 70.7 | 323 | 71.8 |
| ≥ 35 yrs | 18 | 12.0 | 27 | 9.0 | 45 | 10.0 |
| Education status | ||||||
| Primary school | 82 | 54.7 | 182 | 60.7 | 264 | 58.7 |
| Secondary school | 52 | 34.7 | 95 | 31.7 | 147 | 32.7 |
| College/University | 16 | 10.6 | 23 | 7.6 | 39 | 8.6 |
| Occupational status | ||||||
| Non-employed | 54 | 36.0 | 90 | 30.0 | 144 | 32.0 |
| Self-employed | 92 | 61.3 | 206 | 68.7 | 298 | 66.2 |
| Employed | 4 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.8 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Not married | 25 | 16.7 | 72 | 24.0 | 97 | 21.6 |
| Married | 125 | 83.3 | 228 | 76.0 | 353 | 78.4 |
| Obstetric characteristics of participants | ||||||
| Gravidity | ||||||
| 1 | 33 | 22.0 | 64 | 21.3 | 97 | 21.6 |
| 2–4 | 109 | 72.7 | 217 | 72.3 | 326 | 72.4 |
| ≥ 5 | 8 | 5.3 | 19 | 6.4 | 27 | 6.0 |
| Parity | ||||||
| 1 | 37 | 24.7 | 84 | 28.0 | 121 | 26.9 |
| 2–4 | 107 | 71.3 | 202 | 67.3 | 309 | 68.7 |
| ≥ 5 | 6 | 4.0 | 14 | 4.7 | 20 | 4.4 |
| Gestation age at delivery in weeks | ||||||
| < 37 weeks | 17 | 11.3 | 38 | 12.7 | 55 | 12.2 |
| 37–40 weeks | 116 | 77.4 | 241 | 80.3 | 357 | 79.4 |
| ≥ 40 weeks | 17 | 11.3 | 21 | 7.0 | 38 | 8.4 |
| Gestation age at first visit in weeks | ||||||
| 1–12 weeks | 56 | 37.3 | 136 | 45.3 | 192 | 42.7 |
| 13–20 weeks | 94 | 62.7 | 164 | 54.7 | 258 | 57.3 |
| Age at first pregnancy in years | ||||||
| < 20 yrs | 58 | 38.7 | 156 | 52.0 | 214 | 47.4 |
| 20–34 yrs | 90 | 60.0 | 143 | 47.7 | 234 | 52.0 |
| ≥ 35 yrs | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Total number of antenatal care visits | ||||||
| 1–3 visits | 14 | 9.3 | 72 | 24.0 | 86 | 19.1 |
| ≥ 4 visits | 136 | 90.7 | 228 | 76.0 | 364 | 80.9 |