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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Knowledge of pregnant women about birth defects

Characteristics

N(n = 443)

%

Age (years)

  

<20

23

5.2

21-30

235

53.0

31-40

176

39.7

41-50

8

1.8

51-60

1

0.2

Education level

  

Primary

100

22.6

Secondary

234

52.8

Tertiary

71

16.0

None

38

8.6

Number of pregnancies

  

One

148

33.4

Two

124

28.0

Three

92

20.8

Four

49

11.1

Five

19

4.3

Six

6

1.4

Seven

5

1.1

Number of antenatal visits

  

<10

191

43.1

10-19

129

29.1

20-29

69

15.6

>30

54

12.2