Research Article

Determinants of Preeclampsia among Women Attending Delivery Services in Public Hospitals of Central Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study

Table 4

Behavior factors of pregnant women attending delivery service in public hospitals in the central zone, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2019.

VariablesCategoryCasesControls
Number (%)Number (%)

Alcohol intakeYes38 (44.2%)51 (19.8%)
No48 (55.8%)207 (80.2%)

Attending ANCYes80 (93.0%)247 (95.7%)
No6 (7.0%)11 (4.3%)

Frequency of attending ANC<475 (93.8%)213 (86.2%)
≥45 (6.3%)34 (13.8%)

Use of modern contraceptiveYes47 (54.7%)177 (68.6%)
No39 (45.3%)81 (31.4%)

Fruit intakeYes58 (67.4%)214 (82.9%)
No28 (32.6%)44 (17.1%)

Frequency of fruit intake per weekDaily6 (10.3%)8 (3.7%)
1-6 days/week52 (89.7%)206 (96.3%)

Vegetable intakeYes56 (65.1%)212 (82.2%)
No30 (34.9%)46 (17.8%)

Frequency of vegetable intake per weekDaily3 (5.4%)3 (1.4%)
1-6 days/week53 (94.6%)209 (98.6%)