Factors Associated with Anemia among Pregnant Women of Underprivileged Ethnic Groups Attending Antenatal Care at Provincial Level Hospital of Province 2, Nepal

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population (n = 287).

Variables	Number	Percent
Age group (years)^a
≤19	64	22.3
20–24	131	45.6
25–29	66	23.0
≥30	26	9.1
Ethnicity
Madhesi	187	65.2
Terai Dalit	55	19.2
Muslim	29	10.1
Terai Janajati	16	5.5
Religion
Hindu	259	90.2
Muslim	28	9.8
Educational status of the respondent
Below secondary level	209	72.8
Secondary level and above	78	27.2
Family type
Joint/extended	234	81.5
Nuclear	53	18.5
Occupation
Homemaker	258	89.9
Employed (job, business, and labor)	29	10.1
Place of residence
Urban	214	74.6
Rural	73	25.4
Pregnancy trimester at interview
Second	119	41.5
Third	168	58.5
Gravida
Primigravida	133	46.3
Multigravida	154	53.7
Birth interval (n = 154)
≤2 years	113	73.4
>2 years	41	26.6
History of miscarriage/abortion
No	260	90.6
Yes	27	9.4

^aMean ± SD = 22.6 ± 3.9.