Anaemia in Pregnancy: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Northern Tanzania

Table 1

Sociodemographic and reproductive health characteristics of the pregnant women ().

Variable name	Number (%)
Mothers characteristics
Age (years)
14–24	259 (49.0)
25–34	224 (42.3)
35–49	46 (8.7)
Level of education
None	12 (2.3)
Primary	320 (60.5)
Secondary or higher	197 (37.2)
Marital status
Married/cohabiting	479 (89.4)
Single/widow/divorced	56 (10.4)
Occupation
Unemployed	209 (61.1)
Employed	30 (8.8)
Businesswomen	103 (30.1)
Income category for women
<60,000 Tsh	355 (67.9)
60,000–200,000 Tsh	143 (27.3)
>200,000 Tsh	25 (4.8)
Alcohol intake
No	457 (86.4)
Yes	72 (13.6)
Gravida
First pregnancy	186 (35.2)
Second pregnancy	170 (32.1)
Third pregnancy and above	173 (32.7)
Interpregnancy interval
<24 months	32 (10.6)
≥24 months	269 (89.4)
Antenatal care visit current
1 visit	17 (3.3)
2-3 visits	339 (65.6)
4+ visits	161 (31.1)
Have received iron supplementation at current pregnancy
No	44 (12.4)
Yes	312 (87.6)
Pica habits during this pregnancy
No	138 (38.0)
Yes	225 (62.0)
HIV status at current pregnancy
Negative	496 (93.8)
Positive	32 (6.1)

Variables with missing information.