Table 2.
Pregnancy, Clinical condition, and behavior-related factors of pregnant women attending at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 281).
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Gravida | |
| Nulligravida | 69 (24.6) |
| Primigravida | 96 (34.2) |
| Multigravida | 58 (20.6) |
| Grand multigravida | 58 (20.6) |
|
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| Gestational period | |
| First trimester | 43 (15.3) |
| Second trimester | 123 (43.8) |
| Third trimester | 115 (41.0) |
|
| |
| ANC follow-up | |
| First visit | 65 (23.1) |
| Second visit | 151 (53.7) |
| Third visit | 35 (12.5) |
| Fourth visit | 30 (10.7) |
|
| |
| History of UTI | |
| Yes | 105 (37.5) |
| No | 176 (62.7) |
|
| |
| History of drug use | |
| Yes | 72 (25.6) |
| No | 209 (74.4) |
|
| |
| Hypertension | |
| Yes | 24 (8.5) |
| No | 257 (91.5) |
|
| |
| Diabetes | |
| Yes | 16 (5.7) |
| No | 265 (94.3) |
|
| |
| Hemoglobin level | |
| Anemic | 193 (68.7) |
| Nonanemic | 88 (31.3) |
|
| |
| History of catheterization | |
| Yes | 50 (17.8) |
| No | 231 (82.2) |
|
| |
| Postcoital urination | |
| Yes | 65 (23.1) |
| No | 216 (76.9) |
|
| |
| Postcoital washing | |
| Yes | 165 (58.4) |
| No | 116 (41.3) |
|
| |
| Direction of wiping after wash | |
| Backward | 169 (60.1) |
| Forward | 112 (39.9) |
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| Sexual activities per week | |
| <2 times | 228 (81.1) |
| >2 times | 53 (18.9) |