Prevalence, Severity, and Correlates of Anaemia in Pregnancy among Antenatal Attendees in Warri, South-Southern Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional and Hospital-Based Study

Table 1

Characteristics of the studied population.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Age (years)
11–20	10	4.6
21–30	98	45.0
31–40	104	47.7
Above 40	6	2.8
Parity
Nulliparous or primiparous	98	45.0
Multiparous	106	48.6
Grand multiparous	14	6.4
Employment status
Student	11	5.0
Professionals	45	20.6
Self-employed	148	67.9
Nonemployed	14	6.4
Educational status
None	2	0.9
Primary	12	5.5
Secondary	100	45.9
Tertiary	104	47.7
Location of residence
Urban	194	89.0
Semiurban	21	11.0
Rural	0	0.0
Gravidity
First	61	27.9
2^nd–4^th	123	56.4
5^th–7^th	29	13.4
Above 7^th	5	2.3