Table 3 Health care related characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic in Asossa Zone Public Health Institutions, northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 761)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Gravidity of the mother | ||
 One | 255 | 33.5 |
 Two | 212 | 27.9 |
 Three and above | 294 | 38.6 |
Parity of the mother | ||
 Null–parous | 260 | 34.2 |
 Para–One and Two | 212 | 27.9 |
 Para–Three and above | 289 | 38.0 |
Gestational age | ||
 First trimester | 154 | 20.2 |
 Second trimester | 258 | 33.9 |
 Third trimester | 349 | 45.9 |
Inter pregnancy interval in years | ||
  < 2 | 587 | 77.1 |
  ≥ 2 | 174 | 22.9 |
History of abortion | ||
 Yes | 48 | 6.3 |
 No | 713 | 93.7 |
History of repeated malaria infection | ||
 Yes | 102 | 13.4 |
 No | 659 | 86.6 |
History of chronic illness | ||
 Yes | 19 | 2.5 |
 No | 742 | 97.5 |
Intestinal parasite infestation in past one week | ||
 Yes | 7 | 1.0 |
 No | 754 | 99.0 |
Iron- folate supplementation | ||
  Yes | 647 | 85.0 |
  No | 114 | 15.0 |