Dietary Practice and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Misha Woreda, South Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Obstetric and health service-related factors of the pregnant women in Misha woreda, 2019.

Explanatory variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Trimester of the pregnancy	First	93	15.0
	Second	284	46.0
	Third	241	39.0
Number of pregnancies before the current pregnancy	≤2	165	26.8
	3-5	429	69.3
	5+	24	3.9
Gap duration between the past and current pregnancy	≤2 years	263	42.5
	3–5 years	309	50.0
	5+ years	46	7.5
History of illness on current pregnancy	Yes	269	43.6
	No	349	56.4
Kind of illness	Headache and blurred vision	186	69.0
	Lower abdominal pain	35	13.0
	Vomiting and epigastric pain	86	32.0
Time of initiation of ANC visits	<3 months of pregnancy	130	21.0
	3–6 months	414	67.0
	>6 months	74	12.0
Number of ANC visits	≤4 visits	569	92.0
	>4 visits	49	8.0
Time that takes to reach HF	<1 hr	209	33.8
	≥1 hr	409	66.2
Husband support	Yes	174	28.2
	No	444	71.8
The way he supports you	By purchasing diverse foods/supplements	62	35.4
	By reminding me to consume these foods or supplements.	112	64.6