Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 1719 pregnant women in rural Geita by ANC attendance
Characteristic | Overall | Women attended ANC at least once (N = 1491) | Women not attended ANC (N = 228) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean(SD) | n (%) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | |
Maternal age (in years) | 25.73 (6.60) | Â | Â | 25.51 (6.52) | Â | 27.28 (6.96) |
Maternal height (in cm) | 155.66 (6.90) | Â | Â | 155.77 (6.73) | Â | 154.89 (7.92) |
Maternal weight (in Kg) | 59.49 (8.39) | Â | Â | 59.71 (8.38) | Â | 57.97 (8.31) |
Marital status | ||||||
 Currently single |  | 91 (5.29) | 83 (5.57) |  | 8 (3.51) |  |
 Currently married |  | 1628 (94.71) | 1408 (96.43) |  | 220 (96.49) |  |
Education level | ||||||
 No formal education |  | 406 (23.61) | 347 (23.27) |  | 59 (25.88) |  |
 Primary |  | 1179 (68.59) | 1024 (68.68) |  | 155 (67.98) |  |
 Secondary & above |  | 134 (7.80) | 120 (8.05) |  | 14 (6.14) |  |