Research Article
Determinants of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Public Health Facilities at Durame Town: Unmatched Case Control Study
Table 2
Obstetrics related characteristics of pregnant mother attending ANC in public health facilities of Durame Town, February to May 2017.
| | Variable | Categories | Cases (n=111) | Controls (n=222) | | Frequency () | Frequency () |
| | History of previous pregnancy | Yes | 86 (77.5) | 156 (70.9) | | No | 25 (22.5) | 66 (29.7) |
| | Birth interval between the last and current | Primigravida | 25 (22.5) | 66 (29.7) | | < 2 year | 53 (47.7) | 31 (14) | | >2 year | 33 (29.7) | 125 (56.3) |
| | Number of children | ≤ 4 | 53 (47.7) | 155 (69.8) | | >4 | 58 (52.3) | 67 (30.2) |
| | Contraceptive use | Yes | 43 (38.7) | 125 (56.3) | | No | 68 (61.3) | 97 (43.7) |
| | Previous heavy menstrual flow | Yes | 38 (34.2) | 27 (12.2) | | No | 73 (65.8) | 195 (87.8) |
| | Gestational age | trimester | 14 (12.6) | 44 (19.8) | | trimester | 50 (45 ) | 93 (42) | | trimester | 47 (42.4) | 85 (38.2) |
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