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2021
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Tab 1
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Research Article
Factors Associated with Anemia among Pregnant Women of Underprivileged Ethnic Groups Attending Antenatal Care at Provincial Level Hospital of Province 2, Nepal
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population (
n
= 287).
Variables
Number
Percent
Age group
(
years
)
a
≤19
64
22.3
20–24
131
45.6
25–29
66
23.0
≥30
26
9.1
Ethnicity
Madhesi
187
65.2
Terai Dalit
55
19.2
Muslim
29
10.1
Terai Janajati
16
5.5
Religion
Hindu
259
90.2
Muslim
28
9.8
Educational status of the respondent
Below secondary level
209
72.8
Secondary level and above
78
27.2
Family type
Joint/extended
234
81.5
Nuclear
53
18.5
Occupation
Homemaker
258
89.9
Employed (job, business, and labor)
29
10.1
Place of residence
Urban
214
74.6
Rural
73
25.4
Pregnancy trimester at interview
Second
119
41.5
Third
168
58.5
Gravida
Primigravida
133
46.3
Multigravida
154
53.7
Birth interval
(
n
=
154)
≤2 years
113
73.4
>2 years
41
26.6
History of miscarriage/abortion
No
260
90.6
Yes
27
9.4
a
Mean ± SD = 22.6 ± 3.9.