Prevalence of Anaemia among Pregnant Women at Booking in the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the women at booking 𝑁=400.

Sociodemographic characteristics	Frequency (𝑛)	Percent (%)
Age (years)
<20	3	0.8
20–24	57	14.3
25–29	165	41.3
30–34	129	32.3
35–39	42	10.5
≥40	4	1.0
Marital status
Single	6	1.5
Married	393	98.3
Separated	1	0.3
Parity
0	215	53.8
1	93	23.3
2	49	12.3
3	35	8.8
4	8	2.0
Educational level
Primary/no formal	23	5.8
Secondary	149	37.3
Tertiary	228	57.0
Social class
1	56	14.0
2	98	24.5
3	119	29.8
4	107	26.8
5	20	5.0
Occupation
Professional	23	5.8
Skilled labour	152	38.0
Unskilled labour	225	56.3
Husband’s occupation
Professional	61	15.5
Skilled labour	195	49.6
Unskilled labour	137	34.9