Table 1 Demographic, socio-economic and clinical characteristics of study participants

Overall

N = 77

N = 76

Median age (SD)

29 (6.6)

30.8 (4.9)

28.5 (6.1)

0.015

Education

N = 152

< 0.001

 Primary and below n (%)

59

13 (22)

46 (78)

 Secondary n (%)

40

17 (42.5)

23 (57.5)

 College n (%)

53

46 (86.8)

7 (13.2)

Marital status

N = 143

0.04

 Married n (%)

143

77 (53.8)

66 (46.2)

Employment

N = 153

< 0.001

 Formal work n (%)

54

40 (74.1)

14 (25.9)

 Self-employed n (%)

54

25 (46.3)

29 (53.7)

 No formal work n (%)

45

11 (24.4)

34 (75.6)

History of miscarriage/fetal loss

N = 153

0.305

 None n (%)

120

57 (47.5)

63 (52.5)

 >/= 1 n (%)

33

19 (57.6)

14 (42.4)

Gravid status

N = 152

 First pregnancy n (%)

53

25 (47.2)

28 (52.8)

 2nd pregnancy and above n (%)

99

54 (51.5)

46 (48.5)

0.61

Median Gestational age (IQR)

33.0 (29.0, 36.0)

33 (28,36)

34 (30,35)

0.346

Median systolic blood pressure (IQR)

120.0 (110.0, 132.8)

111 (108,120)

132 (120,140)

< 0.001

Median diastolic blood pressure (IQR)

70.0 (64.0, 89.0)

66 (62,70)

86 (70,91)

< 0.001