Table 1.

Distribution of maternal variables and prevalence of anaemia using Chi-square test at the booking visit

Variables	Frequency	Percent	% Anaemia	P value
Age group (n=793)
< 20 years	171	21.6	20.2	0.008
20 – 34 years	559	70.5	75.4
35+ years	63	7.9	4.4
Average age (SD)	24.589 (SD=6.33)
Gestation age (n=	794)			0.000
Gestational age < 13 weeks	117	14.7	16.8
Gestational age 13 – 27 weeks	519	64.4	43.7
Gestational age ≥ 28 weeks	158	19.9	36.7
Mean gestational age	21 weeks (SD= 7.1 weeks)
Parity (n= 686)				0.087
Nil parity	253	37.2	44.1
Multiparity	419	60.7	39.0
Grand multiparity	14	2.1	50
HIV status (n=785)
Positive	313	39.1	40.8	0.377
Negative	472	60.1	59.2