Table 1.
Baseline socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of pregnant women in West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia
| Variables | Intervention group (n1 = 258) | Control group (n2 = 272) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
| Number of clusters | 11 | 11 | |
| Age (years) | |||
| < 20 | 21(8.2) | 13(4.8) | 0.138 |
| 20–24 | 47(18.2) | 58(21.3) | |
| 25–29 | 82(31.8) | 68(25.0) | |
| 30–34 | 62(24.0) | 71(26.1) | |
| > =35 | 46(17.8) | 62(22.8) | |
| Religion | |||
| Orthodox | 256(99.2) | 270(99.3) | 0.958 |
| Muslim | 2(0.8) | 2(0.7) | |
| Educational status | |||
| Couldn’t read and write | 199(77.1) | 195(71.7) | 0.060 |
| Can read and write | 17(6.6) | 15(5.5) | |
| Primary education | 34(13.2) | 39(14.3) | |
| Secondary education | 8(3.1) | 23(8.5) | |
| Occupational status | |||
| Housewife | 120(46.5) | 143(52.6) | 0.163 |
| Farmer | 138(53.5) | 129(47.4) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 253(98.1) | 271 (99.6) | 0.197 |
| Unmarried/ Divorced | 5 (1.9) | 1(0.4) | |
| Husband education (n = 253, n = 271) | |||
| No formal education | 190(75.1) | 202(74.5) | 0.988 |
| Primary education | 45(17.8) | 49(18.1) | |
| Secondary and above education | 18(7.1) | 20(7.4) | |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 41(15.9) | 51(18.7) | |
| Poor | 56(21.7) | 53(19.5) | 0.767 |
| Medium | 58(22.5) | 54(19.9) | |
| Rich | 52(20.2) | 62(22.8) | |
| Richest | 51(19.7) | 52(19.1) | |
| Family Size | |||
| < 5 | 137 (53.1) | 133 (48.9) | 0.333 |
| > =5 | 121 (46.9) | 139 (51.1) | |
| Number of pregnancy | |||
| 1 | 57 (22.1) | 57 (21.0) | 0.602 |
| 2–3 | 75 (29.1) | 68(25.0) | |
| 4–5 | 81 (31.4) | 90 (33.1) | |
| > =6 | 45(17.4) | 57 (20.9) | |
| Number of delivery | |||
| 0 | 60 (23.3) | 62(22.8) | |
| 1–3 | 125 (48.4) | 118 (43.4) | 0.552 |
| 4–5 | 55 (21.3) | 68(25.0) | |
| > =6 | 18(7.0) | 24 (8.8) | |
| Sex of the child | |||
| Male | 132 (51.2) | 137 (50.4) | 0.813 |
| Female | 126 (48.8) | 135 (49.6) | |
IG Intervention group, CG Control group