Magnitude of Neural Tube Defects and Associated Risk Factors at Three Teaching Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 3

Periconceptional characteristics of the study participants, Addis Ababa University Teaching Hospitals, Ethiopia, February 1 to August 30, 2016 .

Variables	Cases (%)	Controls (%)	value
Any chronic illness before conception			0.104
Yes	6 (5.4)	24 (10.8)
No	105 (94.6)	198 (89.2)
Current pregnancy type			0.075
Planned	84 (75.7)	186 (83.8)
Unplanned	27 (24.3)	36 (16.2)
Remember current LNMP			0.108
Yes	77 (69.4)	134 (60.4)
No	34 (30.6)	88 (39.6)
Contraceptive use before conception			0.072
Yes	55 (49.5)	133 (59.9)
No	56 (50.5)	89 (40.1)
Preconception care			0.014
Yes	11 (9.9)	46 (20.7)
No	100 (90.1)	176 (79.3)
Preconception drugs use			0.364
Folic acid/multivitamins	6 (5.4)	20 (9)
Any other drugs	3 (2.7)	3 (1.4)
None	102 (91.9)	199 (89.6)
Any attempt to terminate the pregnancy			0.076
Yes	5 (4.5)	3 (1.4)
No	106 (95.5)	219 (98.6)
Drugs use in the 1st trimester			0.001
Folic acid/multivitamins	15 (13.5)	68 (30.6)
Any other drugs	22 (19.8)	23 (10.4)
None	74 (66.7)	131 (59.0)

Last normal menstrual period.