Perceptions about Eclampsia, Birth Preparedness, and Complications Readiness among Antenatal Clients Attending a Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria

Table 1

Respondents’ social and demographic characteristics.

Characteristic	Frequency (%); (n = 250)
Age (years)
15–19	38 (15.2)
20–24	74 (29.6)
25–29	57 (22.8)
30–34	46 (18.4)
39-40	35 (14.0)
Education
No education	20 (8.0)
Quranic only	75 (30.0)
Primary	80 (32.0)
Secondary	71 (28.0)
Postsecondary	4 (1.6)
Parity
Primigravida	58 (23.2)
Multigravida	117 (46.8)
Grand multigravida	75 (30.0)
Ethnicity
Hausa	179 (71.6)
Fulani	40 (16.0)
Yoruba	9 (3.6)
Igbo	6 (2.4)
Others	16 (6.4)
Marital status
Married	242 (96.8)
Widowed	8 (3.2)
Occupations
Unemployed	169 (67.6)
Petty trading	77 (30.8)
Civil service	2 (0.8)
Employed in private sector	2 (0.8)