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Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Level of and factors associated with awareness of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Kawempe National Referral Hospital: a cross sectional study

Characteristic

Frequencies n = 403

Percentages (%)

Age Mean (SD) = 26.56 (5.52)

 15–19

30

7.4

 20–24

143

35.5

 25–29

114

28.3

 30–34

72

17.9

 35 and above

44

10.9

Marital Status

 Married/partnered

386

95.8

 Not married/partnered

17

4.2

Education

 None/Primary

77

19.1

 Secondary

253

62.8

 Tertiary/University

73

18.1

Employment Status

 Not Employed

181

44.9

 Employed

222

55.1