Prevalence and Factors Associated with Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic, obstetric, and other characteristics of pregnant women (N=284).
Variables
Frequency
Percentage ()
Age group (years)
≤20
16
5.6
21-25
93
32.7
26-30
118
41.5
31-35
43
15.1
≥36
14
4.9
weight group (kg)
40-49
28
9.9
50-59
89
31.3
60-69
102
35.9
70-79
40
14.1
≥80
25
8.8
Occupation
Farmer
16
5.6
Housewife
164
57.7
Government
24
8.5
Student
8
2.8
Private
72
25.4
Educational status
Illiterate
42
14.8
Elementary
115
40.5
Secondary
54
19.0
Preparatory
23
8.1
University/college
50
17.6
Residence
Rural
23
8.1
Urban
261
91.9
Trimester
1st trimester
48
16.9
2nd trimester
66
23.2
3rd trimester
170
59.9
Previous Pregnancy
No
90
31.7
Yes
194
68.3
Gravidity
1
90
31.7
2-4
166
58.5
≥5
28
9.9
Number of child
None
124
43.7
1
85
29.9
2
51
18.0
≥3
24
8.5
Space b/n the current pregnancy and the last child