Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal care in Tigray regional state, Ethiopia, 2019
| Variable | Normotensive | Women with PIH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Maternal Age (year) | 27.34 (5.4) | 27.27 (6.4) | |
| N(%) | N(%) | ||
| Residence | Urban | 435 (83.3) | 178 (68.5) |
| Rural | 87 (16.7) | 82 (31.5) | |
| Mothers educational status | No formal education | 36 (6.9) | 58 (22.3) |
| Primary | 114 (21.8) | 103 (39.6) | |
| Secondary | 188 (36.0) | 62 (23.8) | |
| Diploma and above | 184 (35.2) | 37 (14.2) | |
| Religious | Orthodox | 459 (87.9) | 214 (82.3) |
| Catholic | 17 (3.3) | 15 (5.8) | |
| Muslim | 38 (7.3) | 26 (10.0) | |
| Protestant | 8 (1.5) | 5 (1.9) | |
| Mothers occupation | Unemployed | 250 (47.9) | 201 (77.3) |
| Employed | 272 (52.1) | 59 (22.7) | |
| Wealth index | Lowest | 120 (23.3) | 138 (53.3) |
| Middle | 189 (36.7) | 69 (26.6) | |
| Highest | 206 (40.0) | 52 (20.1) | |
| Hospitals | Lemlem Carl | 59 (11.3) | 29 (11.2) |
| Mekelle | 78 (14.9) | 39 (15) | |
| Wukro | 50 (9.6) | 24 (9.2) | |
| Adigrat | 78 (14.9) | 39 (15) | |
| Adwa | 53 (10.2) | 28 (10.8) | |
| Saint Marry Axum | 79 (15.1) | 39 (15) | |
| Suhul Shire | 70 (13.4) | 35 (13.5) | |
| Kahsay Abera | 55 (10.5) | 27 (10.4) | |
| Gravidity | Primigravida | 166 (31.8%) | 107 (41.2%) |
| 2–4 gravida | 299 (57.3%) | 118 (45.4%) | |
| ≥ 5 gravida | 57 (10.9%) | 35 (13.5%) | |
| History of anemia | Yes | 52 (10%) | 71 (27.3%) |
| No | 470 (90%) | 189 (72.7%) | |
| Maternal undernutrition | Yes | 119 (22.8%) | 63 (24.2%) |
| No | 403 (77.2%) | 197 (75.8%) | |
| Type of pregnancy | Singleton | 517 (99.0%) | 245 (94.2%) |
| Multiple | 5 (1.0%) | 15 (5.8%) | |
| Prior history of PIH | Yes | 9 (1.7%) | 28 (12.7%) |
| No | 509 (98.3%) | 192 (87.3%) | |
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Gestational age at enrollment (in weeks) | 31 (±3.25) | 31 (±4) | |