Table 1 Comparison between LP (< 5) and HP (≥ 5) Pregnancies with available MHCs
From: Effect of high parity on occurrence of anemia in pregnancy: a cohort study
LP pregnancies | HP pregnancies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristic | Count | Percentage | Count | Percentage |
n | 826 | 61.3 | 522 | 38.7 |
Age | ||||
15 to 24 | 504 | 61.0 | 58 | 11.1 |
25 to 29 | 237 | 28.7 | 132 | 25.3 |
30 to 34 | 64 | 7.7 | 175 | 33.5 |
35 to 44 | 21 | 2.5 | 157 | 30.1 |
Education | ||||
Illiterate | 158 | 19.1 | 304 | 58.2 |
Read only | 152 | 18.4 | 101 | 19.3 |
6th grade | 171 | 20.7 | 59 | 11.3 |
9th grade | 172 | 20.8 | 39 | 7.5 |
12th grade and higher | 173 | 20.9 | 19 | 3.6 |
Monthly family income (Omani Rials) | ||||
< 100 | 44 | 5.4 | 20 | 3.9 |
100 to < 200 | 330 | 39.9 | 123 | 23.6 |
200 to < 500 | 366 | 44.3 | 300 | 57.4 |
500 to < 1000 | 62 | 7.4 | 71 | 13.5 |
1000 and above | 24 | 2.9 | 8 | 1.5 |
Year of delivery | ||||
Before 1990 | 106 | 12.8 | 50 | 9.6 |
1990 to 1994 | 223 | 27.0 | 128 | 24.5 |
1995 to 1999 | 224 | 27.1 | 155 | 29.7 |
2000 to 2004 | 228 | 27.6 | 157 | 30.1 |
2005 and beyond | 45 | 5.4 | 32 | 6.1 |
Past history of AIP | 118 | 14.3 | 217 | 41.6 |
History of hematological disorders | 53 | 6.4 | 61 | 11.7 |
Inter-pregnancy time (months) | ||||
< 12 | 85 | 10.3 | 47 | 9.0 |
13 to 24 | 262 | 31.7 | 174 | 33.3 |
25 to 36 | 277 | 33.5 | 175 | 33.5 |
37 to 48 | 110 | 13.3 | 70 | 13.4 |
49 to 60 | 49 | 5.9 | 27 | 5.2 |
> 60 | 43 | 5.2 | 29 | 5.6 |