Table 2 Obstetric and health service related characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Shire refugee camps, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015. (n = 320)
Variables | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gravida (number of pregnancies) | 1 | 78 | 24.4 |
2–4 | 183 | 57.2 | |
> = 5 | 59 | 18.4 | |
Parity (number of deliveries) | 0 | 78 | 24.4 |
1 | 171 | 31.5 | |
2–4 | 116 | 53.4 | |
> = 5 | 25 | 7.8 | |
Birth order | 1 | 179 | 55.9 |
2–4 | 116 | 36.3 | |
> = 5 | 25 | 7.8 | |
Pregnancy Trimester during interview | Second trimester | 115 | 35.9 |
Third trimester | 205 | 64.1 | |
Gestational Age where ANC started | Before 16 weeks | 154 | 48.1 |
At or After 16 weeks | 166 | 51.9 | |
Number of ANC visits | 2–3 | 232 | 72.5 |
≥ 4 | 88 | 27.5 | |
Receiving information about the importance of IFA supplementation | No | 139 | 43.4 |
Yes | 181 | 56.6 | |
Medical illness | No | 288 | 90.0 |
Yes | 32 | 10.0 | |
Morning sickness | No | 255 | 79.7 |
Yes | 65 | 20.3 | |
Side effects | No | 234 | 83.1 |
Yes | 86 | 26.9 | |