Research Article
Prevalence and Factors Influencing Alcohol Use in Pregnancy among Women Attending Antenatal Care in Dodoma Region, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Factors associated with alcohol use among pregnant women attending Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) clinic in Dodoma using chi-square (n=365).
| | Variable | Ever drank in the index pregnancy | | Yes | No | X2 | P-value |
| | Educational status | | | | | | ≤ Primary education | 43 (14.2) | 250 (85.6) | | | | Post-primary education | 12 (19.4) | 60 (80.8) | 34.98 | 0.000 | | Source of income | | | | | | Small business | 21 (13.0) | 141 (87.0) | | | | Farming | 28 (14.8) | 161 (85.2) | 8.2 | 0.045 | | Making local brews | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | | | | Participant’s hobbies | | | | | | Making stories | 27 (23.9) | 86 (76.1) | | | | Television/ radio | 11 (7.3) | 139 (92.7) | 23.238 | 0.000 | | Music (sing/ dancing | 17 (16.7 | 85 (83.3) | | | | Pre-pregnancy alcohol use (6 months) | | | | | | Yes | 47 (70.1) | 20 (29.9) | | | | No | 8 (2.7) | 290 (97.3) | 194.5 | 0.000 | | Partner drinking alcohol | | | | | | Yes | 37 (28.7) | 92 (71.3) | | | | No | 18 (7.6) | 218 (92.4) | 26.9 | 0.000 | | Partner drinking place | | | | | | At home | 12 (44.4) | 15 (55.6) | | | | Outside home | 25 (22.7) | 85 (77.3) | 28.9 | 0.000 | | never drinks | 18 (7.9) | 210 (92.1) | | | | Drinking with husband | | | | | | Yes | 22 (61.1) | 14 (38.9) | | | | No | 33 (10.0) | 296 (90.0) | 66.158 | 0.000 | | Friends using alcohol | | | | | | Yes | 40 (28.8) | 99 (71.2) | | | | No | 15 (6.6) | 211 (93.4) | 32.96 | 0.000 | | Relatives using alcohol | | | | | | Yes | 46 (26.0) | 131 (74.0) | | | | No | 9 (4.8) | 179 (95.2) | 32.02 | 0.000 | | Previous pregnancies complications | | | | | | Yes | 12 (36.4) | 21 (63.6) | | | | No | 43 (13.0) | 289 (87.0) | 12.856 | 0.001 | | Pregnancy plan | | | | | | Planned | 22 (11.3) | 17 (88.7) | 4.69 | 0.0039 | | Unplanned | 33 (19.4) | 137 (80.6) | | |
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