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Table 1 Socio-demographic and Obstetric characteristics of pregnant women in IDPs of Mogadishu, 2020

From: Anemia among pregnant women in internally displaced camps in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional study on prevalence, severity and associated risk factors

 

Frequency

Percentage%

Age in years

 14-21 years

114

29.8

 22-29 years

133

34.7

 30-37 years

119

31.1

 38-45 years

17

4.4

Mean ± SD=

26.10 ± 6.54 years

 

Occupation

 Employed

140

36.6

 Housewife

243

63.4

Level of education

 Illiterate

279

72.8

 Informal

87

22.7

 Primary

15

3.9

 Secondary and above

2

0.5

Income per day in dollars

  ≤ $1

41

10.7

 $1-3

308

80.4

  > $3

34

8.9

Mean ± SD=

2.26 ± 1.09 UD

 

PARITY

 

 0

40

10.4

 1-3

113

29.5

  > 3

230

60.1

Mean ± SD=

4.7 ± 3.23 children

 

Pregnant Trimester

 First

98

25.6

 Second

147

38.4

 Third

138

36.0

Birth space in years (N = 343)

  < 2 years

229

66.8

  ≥ 2 years

114

33.2

Mean ± SD=

1.35 ± 0.589 years

 

ANC Visits

 Never visited

220

57.4

 1-3 Visits

149

38.9

  > 3 Visits

14

3.7

Iron Supplement

 Yes

146

38.1

 no

237

61.9