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. 2021 Jun 5;21:419. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03885-4

Table 2.

Knowledge and attitude of study participants on alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 1216)

Variables Alcohol consumption Total (%) p-value
Yes (%) No (%)
Ever heard the risk of alcohol drinking during pregnancy  < 0.001
 Yes 133 (19.5) 549 (80.5) 683 (56.09%)
 No 235 (44) 299 (56) 533 (43.91%)
Source of information among heard ( n  = 683) 0.08
 Television 40 (33.4) 70 (66.4) 110 (16.11%)
 Radio 12 (34.2) 23 (63.8) 35 (5.12%)
 Health professional 53 (31) 118 (69) 171 (25.04%)
 Friends/family 32 (24.8) 97 (75.2) 129 (18.89%)
 Two and above sources 61 (25.6) 117 (74.4) 238 (34.85%)
Informed the risk of alcohol consumption at ANC visit ( n  = 1,101) 0.34
 Yes 36 (21.4) 132 (78.6) 168 (15.26%)
 No 294 (31.5) 639 (68.5) 933 (84.74%)
Level of knowledge  < 0.001
 Low 306 (34.3) 585 (65.7) 891 (73.3%)
 Moderate 33 (27) 89 (73) 122 (10.03%)
 High 29 (14.3) 174 (85.7) 203 (16.69%)
Attitude towards alcohol consumption  < 0.001
 Negative 105 (15.9) 555 (79.1) 660 (54.28%)
 Neutral 45 (35) 83 (65) 128 (10.53%)
 Positive 218 (51) 210 (49) 428 (35.20%)
History of pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption  < 0.001
 Yes 217 (47.7) 238 (52.3) 455 (37.42%)
 No 151 (19.8) 610 (80.2) 761 (62.58%)
Partner alcohol consumption  < 0.001
 Yes 329 (40.5) 484 (59.5) 813 (66.86%)
 No 39 (9.7) 364 (90.3) 403 (33.14%)
Partner encouragement to alcohol consumption  < 0.001
 Yes 38 (70.4) 16 (29.6) 54 (4.44%)
 No 330 (28.4) 832 (71.6) 1,162 (95.56%)
Peers or family encourage to alcohol consumption 0.003
 Yes 30 (51.7) 28 (48.3) 58 (4.77%)
 No 338 (29.2) 820 (70.8) 1,158 (95.23%)
The perception that alcohol consumption is culturally or socially acceptable  < 0.001
 Yes 150 (52.6) 135 (47.4) 285 (23.44%)
 No 218 (23.4) 713 (76.6) 931 (76.56%)