The Effect of Pregnancy in the Hemoglobin Concentration of Pregnant Women: A Longitudinal Study

Table 1

Population profile of the pregnant women ().

Population profile	Frequency	Percentage
Hookworm
Infected	301	17.6
Not infected	1408	82.4
Gravidity
Multigravida	1206	70.6
Primigravida	503	29.4
Mode of delivery
Cesarean section	24	1.4
Instrumental delivery	111	6.5
Normal	1574	92.1
Residence
Urban	356	20.8
Rural	1353	79.2
Multiple pregnancy
Yes	64	3.7
No	1645	96.3
Induction
Yes	224	13.1
No	1485	86.9
Iron supplementation
Supplied	757	44.3
Not supplied	952	55.7
Episiotomy
Yes	62	3.6
No	1647	96.4
Eclampsia/preeclampsia
No	1519	88.9
Yes	190	11.1