Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (N=456)
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
| Age, years | |
| 18–27 | 160 (35.1) |
| 28–37 | 197 (43.2) |
| 38–45 | 99 (21.7) |
| Mean age, years ± SD | |
| Parity | |
| 0 | 95 (20.8) |
| 1 | 107 (23.5) |
| 2–4 | 165 (36.2) |
| ≥5 | 89 (19.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 25 (5.5) |
| Married | 401 (87.9) |
| Divorced | 13 (2.9) |
| Widowed | 17 (3.7) |
| Area of residence | |
| Rural | 177 (38.8) |
| Urban | 279 (61.2) |
| Educational qualification | |
| No formal education | 31 (6.8) |
| Primary | 66 (14.5) |
| Secondary | 224 (49.1) |
| Tertiary | 135 (29.6) |
| Occupation | |
| Housewife | 81 (17.8) |
| Farmer | 101 (22.1) |
| Trader | 175 (38.4) |
| Artisan | 36 (7.9) |
| Civil servant | 63 (13.8) |
| Semester of gestation | |
| 1st trimester | 88 (19.3) |
| 2nd trimester | 209 (45.8) |
| 3rd trimester | 159 (34.9) |