Alcohol use during pregnancy and associated factors among pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: further analysis of the recent demographic and health survey data

Table 1 Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of pregnant women in sub-Saharan African countries (n = 3,953)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age (in years)	15–24	1445	36.6
	25–34	1861	47.0
	35–49	647	16.4
Marital status	Single	1145	29.0
Marital status	Married	2808	71.0
Residence	Rural	3039	77.0
Residence	Urban	914	23.0
Educational status of respondents	No formal education	1509	38.2
	Primary	1487	37.6
	Secondary	850	21.5
	Higher	107	2.7
Educational status of the husband/partner	No formal education	1097	28.0
	Primary	1349	34.0
	Secondary	964	24.3
	Higher	179	4.5
	Don’t know	364	9.2
Wealth index	Poor	1706	43.0
	Medium	785	20.0
	Rich	1462	37.0
Current working status	Currently working	2099	53.1
Current working status	Currently not working	1854	46.9
Mass media exposure	Have exposure	1251	31.7
Mass media exposure	Haven’t exposure	2702	68.3
Current pregnancy wanted	Wanted	3565	90.2
Current pregnancy wanted	Unwanted	388	9.8
Gravidity ^c	3 (2–5)^a
Have ANC visit	Yes	2201	55.7
Have ANC visit	No	1752	44.3
Ever had terminated pregnancy	Yes	625	15.8
Ever had terminated pregnancy	No	3328	84.2

ISSN: 1471-2393