Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan, May 2019 – July 2020 (n = 422)
Basic characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Total | 422 (100) |
Mother’s age (years) | |
18–24 | 107 (25.4) |
25–34 | 276 (65.4) |
35–40 | 39 (9.2) |
Mother’s level of education | |
None | 47 (11.1) |
Non-formal education | 10 (2.4) |
Primary | 26 (6.2) |
Secondary | 243 (57.6) |
Tertiary | 96 (22.7) |
Father’s level of education | |
None | 41 (9.7) |
Primary | 33 (7.8) |
Secondary | 201 (47.7) |
Tertiary | 147 (34.8) |
Residence | |
Urban | 376 (89.1) |
Rural | 46 (10.9) |
Type of family | |
Extended | 223 (52.8) |
Nuclear | 199 (47.2) |
Current gravida | |
Primigravid | 196 (46.4) |
Two to four | 218 (51.7) |
Five or more | 8 (1.9) |
Trimester during visit | |
1st trimester | 6 (1.4) |
2nd trimester | 107 (25.4) |
3rd trimester | 309 (73.2) |
Number of ANC visits at the time of interview | |
1–3 visits | 119 (28.2) |
4–6 visits | 191 (45.3) |
7–10 visits | 112 (26.5) |
Number of past abortionsa | |
0 | 368 (87.2) |
1 | 42 (10.0) |
2 | 12 (2.8) |
Surgery on reproductive tract in pastb | |
No | 394 (93.4) |
Yes | 28 (6.6) |