Table 3 Association of the consumption habits with demographic variables
From: Consumption habits of pregnant women in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study
Substance consumed n = 100 | Trimester | Education | Income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st N (%) | 2nd N (%) | 3rd N (%) | Some school N (%) | Collage and above N (%) | ≤ 6000 N (%) | > 6000 N (%) | |
Food | |||||||
 Any meat | |||||||
  Yes | 17 (94.4) | 39 (97.5) | 41 (97.6) | 43 (95.6) | 54 (98.2) | 47 (97.9) | 50 (96.2) |
  No | 1 (5.6) | 1 (2.5) | 1 (2.4) | 2 (4.4) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (2.1) | 2 (3.8) |
  P-value | 0.58a | 0.58a | 0.99 | ||||
 Any fish | |||||||
  Yes | 14 (77.8) | 36 (90) | 36 (85.7) | 44 (97.8) | 42 (76.4) | 43 (89.6) | 43 (82.4) |
  No | 4 (22.2) | 4 (10) | 6 (14.3) | 1 (2.2) | 13 (23.6) | 5 (10.4) | 9 (17.6) |
  P-value | 0.46 | 0.002* | 0.32 | ||||
 Fresh fruit | |||||||
  Yes | 16 (88.9) | 37 (92.5) | 37 (88.1) | 41 (91.1) | 49 (89.1) | 41 (85.4) | 49 (94.2) |
  No | 2 (11.1) | 3 (7.5) | 5 (11.9) | 4 (8.9) | 6 (10.9) | 7 (14.6) | 3 (5.8) |
  P-value | 0.75a | 0.99a | 0.18a | ||||
 Any canned foods | |||||||
  Yes | 11 (61.1) | 29 (72.5) | 31.(73.8) | 30 (66.7) | 41 (74.5) | 39 (81.3) | 32 (61.5) |
  No | 7 (38.9) | 11 (27.5) | 11 (26.2) | 15 (33.3) | 14 (25.5) | 9 (18.7) | 20 (38.5) |
  P-value | 0.58 | 0.38 | 0.03* | ||||
 Sugary desserts | |||||||
  Yes | 14 (77.8) | 36 (90) | 40 (95.2) | 41 (91.9) | 49 (89.1) | 45 (93.8) | 45 (86.5) |
  No | 4 (22.2) | 4 (10) | 2 (4.8) | 4 (8.1) | 6 (10.9) | 3 (6.2) | 7 (13.5) |
  P-value | 0.11a | 0.99a | 0.32a | ||||
 Fast foods | |||||||
  Yes | 14 (77.8) | 31 (77.5) | 36 (85.7) | 37 (82.2) | 44 (80) | 39 (81.3) | 42 (80.8) |
  No | 4 (22.2) | 9 (22.5) | 6 (14.3) | 8 (17.8) | 11 (20) | 9 (18.7) | 10 (19.2) |
  P-value | 0.59 | 0.77 | 0.95 | ||||
Beverage | |||||||
 Any milk | |||||||
  Yes | 13 (72.2) | 31 (77.5) | 37 (88.1) | 36 (80) | 45 (81.8) | 35 (72.9) | 46 (88.5) |
  No | 5 (27.8) | 9 (22.5) | 5 (11.9) | 9 (20) | 10 (18.2) | 13 (27.1) | 6 (11.5) |
  P-value | 0.27 | 0.81 | 0.048* | ||||
 Any juice | |||||||
  Yes | 16 (88.9) | 37 (92.5) | 39 (92.9) | 41 (91.1) | 51 (92.7) | 43 (89.6) | 49 (94.2) |
  No | 2 (11.1) | 3 (7.5) | 3 (7.1) | 4 (8.9) | 4 (7.3) | 5 (11.4) | 3 (5.8) |
  P-value | 0.79a | 0.99a | 0.47a | ||||
 Caffeine | |||||||
  Yes | 10 (55.6) | 36 (90) | 29 (69) | 37 (82.2) | 38 (69.1) | 36 (75) | 39 (75) |
  No | 8 (44.4) | 4 (10) | 13 (31) | 8 (17.8) | 17 (30.9) | 12 (25) | 13 (25) |
  P-value | 0.01* | 0.13 | 1 | ||||
Medication | |||||||
 OTC medication | |||||||
  Yes | 3 (16.7) | 5 (12.5) | 9 (21.4) | 10 (22.2) | 7 (12.7) | 9 (18.8) | 8 (15.4) |
  No | 15 (83.3) | 35 (87.5) | 33 (78.6) | 35 (77.8) | 48 (87.3) | 39 (81.2) | 44 (84.6) |
  P-value | 0.56 | 0.20 | 0.65 | ||||
 Prescribed medication | |||||||
  Yes | 18 (100) | 38 (95) | 39 (92.9) | 42 (93.3) | 53 (96.4) | 45 (93.8) | 50 (96.2) |
  No | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | 3 (7.1) | 3 (6.7) | 2 (3.6) | 3 (6.2) | 2 (3.8) |
  P-value | 0.83a | 0.65a | 0.66a | ||||