Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristic and pregnancy history of the study participants (n=484)
| Variables | Frequency (Percentage) |
|---|---|
| Age (in completed years) | |
| ≤20 years | 80 (16.5) |
| 21-25 years | 271 (56.0) |
| 26-30 years | 115 (23.8) |
| >30 years | 18 (3.7) |
| Education | |
| No formal education | 32 (6.6) |
| Primary and middle school | 88 (18.2) |
| High school | 128 (26.4) |
| Senior/Higher secondary | 110 (22.7) |
| Graduate | 95 (19.6) |
| Post graduate | 31 (6.4) |
| Socio-economic status | |
| Upper | 37 (7.6) |
| Upper middle | 119 (24.6) |
| Middle | 140 (28.9) |
| Lower middle | 149 (30.8) |
| Lower | 39 (8.1) |
| Type of family | |
| Nuclear | 92 (19.0) |
| Joint | 392 (81.0) |
| Gravida | |
| Primi | 186 (38.4) |
| Multi | 298 (61.6) |
| Number of ANC clinic visits | |
| 2 | 182 (37.6) |
| 3 | 140 (28.9) |
| 4 | 79 (16.3) |
| >4 | 83 (17.1) |
| Anemia status | |
| Anemic | 277 (57.2) |
| Non anemic | 207 (42.8) |
| Co morbidities | |
| GDM | 2 (0.4) |
| Hypertension | 1 (0.2) |
| Others | 2 (0.4) |