Table 2 Pregnancy and nutrition related characteristics of the study participants in Dessie town, northeastern Ethiopia, 2017 G.C, (N = 604)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Stage of pregnancy | ||
First trimester | 131 | 21.7 |
Second trimester | 125 | 20.7 |
Third trimester | 348 | 57.6 |
Have sources of nutrition information | ||
Yes | 445 | 73.7 |
No | 159 | 26.3 |
Attend antenatal care | ||
Yes | 427 | 70.7 |
No | 177 | 29.3 |
Take iron folic acid supplementation | ||
Yes | 418 | 69.2 |
No | 186 | 30.8 |
Reasons for not taking iron/folic acid supplement | ||
Bad taste | 62 | 10.3 |
Ill complications | 27 | 4.5 |
May harm child | 25 | 4.1 |
Don’t know iron/folic acid supplements | 27 | 4.5 |
Other reasons | 27 | 7.5 |
Frequency of iron/folic acid supplement intake | ||
Always | 308 | 51.0 |
Occasionally | 110 | 18.2 |
Have good nutrition knowledge | ||
Yes | 411 | 68.05 |
No | 193 | 31.95 |
Practice good hygiene and sanitation | ||
Yes | 428 | 70.9 |
No | 176 | 29.1 |
Sick in past 2 weeks prior to date of survey | ||
Yes | 93 | 15.4 |
No | 511 | 84.6 |