Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants
| Variable | SampleN (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| ≤20 | 12 (2.60) |
| 20-30 | 214 (46.40) |
| 30-40 | 184 (39.80) |
| 40-50 | 42 (9.10) |
| 50-60 | 9 (1.90) |
| ≥ 60 | 1 (0.20) |
| Education level | |
| None | 6 (1.30) |
| Below Diploma | 70 (15.20) |
| Diploma | 160 (34.50) |
| Bachelor’s Degree education | 180 (39) |
| Higher than Bachelor’s Degree | 46 (10) |
| Job status | |
| Employee | 89 (19.30) |
| Housewife | 323 (69.90) |
| University student | 17 (3.70) |
| Out of Home Part-Time | 33 (7.10) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 18 (3.90) |
| Married | 441 (95.50) |
| Other (e.g. widow) | 3 (0.60) |
| Mobile phone | |
| I have a mobile phone | 455 (98.50) |
| I do not have a mobile phone | 7 (1.50) |
| Pregnancy experience | |
| I have not been pregnant before | 180 (39) |
| Previous Experience of Pregnancy | 282 (61) |
| Number of OB/GYN visits in the last year | |
| None | 63 (13.60) |
| 1-5 | 256 (55.50) |
| 6-10 | 106 (22.90) |
| ≥10 | 37 (8) |
| Number of OB/GYN physician visit so far | |
| I have not visited before | 17 (3.70) |
| Only one gynaecologist | 158 (34.20) |
| Two or more gynaecologists | 287 (62.10) |
| Cause of visit | |
| Pregnancy Care | 240 (52) |
| Check-up Annually | 124 (26.80) |
| Female Diseases | 71 (15.40) |
| Other | 27 (5.80) |