Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of pregnant women visiting comprehensive health service centers in Tabriz (n = 180)

From: Knowledge, attitude, performance, and determinant factors of Vitamin D deficiency prevention behaviours among Iranian pregnant women

Variable

Number (%)

Age (Years)

  < 18

8 (4.4)

 18–35

155 (86.1)

 35<

17 (9.4)

Education

 Less than high school

27 (15.0)

 High school

93 (51.7)

 Academic degree

60 (33.3)

Job

 Unemployed

153 (85.0)

 Employed

26 (14.4)

 Othersa

1 (0.6)

Parity status

 Nulliparous

111 (61.7)

 1

56 (31.1)

 2 or more

13 (7.2)

Gestational trimester

 1

24 (13.3)

 2

54 (30.0)

 3

102 (56.7)

Residential place

 Apartment

133 (73.9)

 House

47 (26.1)

Intake of vitamin D supplement

 Yes

156 (86.7)

 No

23 (12.8)

 I don’t know

1 (0.6)

  1. aStudents