Table 2 Knowledge and attitude of study participants on alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 1216)
Variables | Alcohol consumption | Total (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Ever heard the risk of alcohol drinking during pregnancy |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Yes | 133 (19.5) | 549 (80.5) | 683 (56.09%) |  |
 No | 235 (44) | 299 (56) | 533 (43.91%) |  |
Source of information among heard ( n  = 683) |  |  |  | 0.08 |
 Television | 40 (33.4) | 70 (66.4) | 110 (16.11%) |  |
 Radio | 12 (34.2) | 23 (63.8) | 35 (5.12%) |  |
 Health professional | 53 (31) | 118 (69) | 171 (25.04%) |  |
 Friends/family | 32 (24.8) | 97 (75.2) | 129 (18.89%) |  |
 Two and above sources | 61 (25.6) | 117 (74.4) | 238 (34.85%) |  |
Informed the risk of alcohol consumption at ANC visit ( n  = 1,101) |  |  |  | 0.34 |
 Yes | 36 (21.4) | 132 (78.6) | 168 (15.26%) |  |
 No | 294 (31.5) | 639 (68.5) | 933 (84.74%) |  |
Level of knowledge |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Low | 306 (34.3) | 585 (65.7) | 891 (73.3%) |  |
 Moderate | 33 (27) | 89 (73) | 122 (10.03%) |  |
 High | 29 (14.3) | 174 (85.7) | 203 (16.69%) |  |
Attitude towards alcohol consumption |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Negative | 105 (15.9) | 555 (79.1) | 660 (54.28%) |  |
 Neutral | 45 (35) | 83 (65) | 128 (10.53%) |  |
 Positive | 218 (51) | 210 (49) | 428 (35.20%) |  |
History of pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Yes | 217 (47.7) | 238 (52.3) | 455 (37.42%) |  |
 No | 151 (19.8) | 610 (80.2) | 761 (62.58%) |  |
Partner alcohol consumption |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Yes | 329 (40.5) | 484 (59.5) | 813 (66.86%) |  |
 No | 39 (9.7) | 364 (90.3) | 403 (33.14%) |  |
Partner encouragement to alcohol consumption |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Yes | 38 (70.4) | 16 (29.6) | 54 (4.44%) |  |
 No | 330 (28.4) | 832 (71.6) | 1,162 (95.56%) |  |
Peers or family encourage to alcohol consumption | Â | Â | Â | 0.003 |
 Yes | 30 (51.7) | 28 (48.3) | 58 (4.77%) |  |
 No | 338 (29.2) | 820 (70.8) | 1,158 (95.23%) |  |
The perception that alcohol consumption is culturally or socially acceptable |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Yes | 150 (52.6) | 135 (47.4) | 285 (23.44%) |  |
 No | 218 (23.4) | 713 (76.6) | 931 (76.56%) |  |