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Table 1 Characteristics of women and relationship with knowledge about danger signs (N = 384)

From: Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy and subsequent healthcare seeking actions among women in Urban Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Categories

n (%)

Knowledge Mean score

F

P

Age

<20

30 (7.8)

1.77

4.05

0.018

21-30

264 (68.8)

2.64

>30

90 (23.4)

2.83

Education level

No education

5 (1.3)

1.40

2.42

0.066

Primary

175 (45.6)

2.41

Secondary

172 (44.8)

2.80

Post-secondary

32 (8.3)

2.91

Marital status

Living with partner

329 (85.7)

2.42

0.759

0.384

Not living with partner

55 (14.3)

2.65

Occupation

With occupation

209 (54.4)

2.59

0.419

0.658

No occupation

163 (42.4)

2.61

Student

12 (3.2)

3.08

Parity

1

160 (41.7)

2.64

0.425

0.654

2-4

214 (55.7)

2.57

≥5

10 (2.6)

3.10

Gravidity

1

134 (34.9)

2.50

1.032

0.357

2-4

229 (59.6)

2.64

≥5

21 (5.5)

3.10

ANC visit

<4 visits

113 (29.4)

2.05

1.747

0.187

≥4 visits

271 (70.6)

2.15