Effect of Nutrition Education Based on Health Belief Model on Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Practice of Pregnant Women in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Control Trial

Table 1

Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of the pregnant women in Dessie town, northeast Ethiopia, 2017 GC ().

Variables	Frequency/percentage, (%)		value
	Intervention group	Control group
Age
19–25 years	16 (23.1)	21 (30.4)
26–35 years	48 (69.6)	46 (66.70)	0.11
>35 years	5 (7.2)	2 (2.9)
Marital status
Unmarried	11 (15.9)	8 (11.6)	0.29
Married	58 (84.1)	61 (88.4)
Ethnicity
Amhara	42 (60.9)	48 (69.6)	0.62
Tigray	13 (18.9)	10 (14.5)
Afar	7 (10.1)	4 (5.8)
Others	7 (10.1)	7 (10.1)
Religion
Orthodox	41 (59.4)	44 (63.8)	0.98
Muslim	19 (27.5)	18 (26.1)
Protestant	9 (13.1)	7 (10.1)
Head of household
Father	58 (84.1)	61 (88.4)	0.49
Mother	8 (11.6)	4 (5.8)
Others	3 (4.3)	4 (5.8)
Educational status of the participants
No formal education	18 (26.1)	21 (30.4)	0.59
Elementary school attended	14 (20.3)	13 (18.9)
High school completed	22 (31.9)	19 (27.5)
Higher institution completed	15 (21.7)	16 (23.2)
Family income
<600ETB	15 (21.7)	20 (29.0)	0.69
601–1500ETB	26 (37.7)	23 (33.3)
>1500ETB	28 (40.6)	26 (37.7)
Cash decision maker
Father alone	19 (27.5)	21 (30.4)	0.19
Mother alone	15 (21.7)	17 (24.6)
Father and mother	35 (50.8)	31 (45.0)
Family size
≤4 persons	39 (56.5)	33 (47.8)	0.73
>4 persons	30 (43.5)	66 (52.2)
Household facilities
No radio/television	7 (10.1)	10 (14.5)	0.26
Radio/television	62 (89.9)	59 (85.5)
Occupation of the head of household
Not employed	14 (20.3)	17 (24.6)	0.84
Government employed	22 (31.9)	21 (30.4)
Laborer	9 (13.0)	12 (17.4)
Others	24 (25)	19 (27.5)
Have source nutrition information
No	25 (36.2)	28 (40.6)	0.56
Yes	44 (63.8)	41 (59.4)

Health Belief Model constructs score.