Physical activity and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: facility-based cross-sectional study

Table 2 Obstetric and health characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal care at public and private health facilities in Mekelle, Ethiopia, May 2018 (n = 299)

Variables	Frequency, n (%)
Stage of pregnancy
First trimester ≤13 weeks	34 (11.4)
Second trimester [13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24, 26] weeks	111 (37.1)
Third trimester ≥28 weeks	154 (51.5)
Prenatal visits
Public health facility	284 (95.0)
Private health facility	15 (5.0)
Parity
0 child	131 (43.8)
1 child	79 (26.4)
2 children	47 (15.7)
> 2 children	42 (14.0)
Travel time to a health facility
< 60 min	233 (77.9)
An hour or more (≥60 min)	66 (22.1)
History of health status
Feel healthy	292 (97.7)
Sick/ill	7 (2.3)
Symptoms of discomfort
Yes	121 (40.5)
No	178 (59.5)
Pre-gravid work status
Yes	149 (49.8)
No	150 (50.2)
BMI
Underweight: < 18.5 kg/m²	31 (10.7)
Normal: 18.5–24.99 kg/m²	210 (72.7)
Overweight: 25–29.99 kg/m²	41 (14.2)
Obesity: ≥30 kg/m²	7 (2.4)

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