Table 1 Obstetrics and health related characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal care in North Wollo Zone, northern Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Adherence | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||
Gravidity | |||
Primigravida | 62 (44.6) | 77 (55.4) | 139 (32.7) |
Multigravida | 120 (42.4) | 163 (57.6) | 283 (67.3) |
Parity | |||
Nulliparous | 63 (45.3) | 76 (54.7) | 139 (32.9) |
Primiparous | 85 (45.4) | 102 (54.6) | 187 (44.3) |
Multiparous | 34 (35.4) | 62 (64.6) | 96 (22.8) |
Birth spacing in years (n = 283) | |||
1–2 | 21 (36.8) | 36 (63.2) | 57 (20.1) |
≥ 3 | 98 (43.4) | 128 (56.6) | 226 (79.9) |
ANC visit | |||
2 visits | 95 (40.4) | 140 (59.6) | 235 (55.7) |
3 visits | 43 (33.6) | 85 (66.4) | 128 (30.3) |
≥ 4 visits | 44 (74.6) | 15 (25.4) | 59 (14) |
First registration time for ANC | |||
Early registration | 130 (53.9) | 111 (46.1) | 241 (57.1) |
Late registration | 52 (28.7) | 129 (71.3) | 181 (42.9) |
Current visit trimester | |||
Second trimester | 75 (37.7) | 124 (62.3) | 199 (47.2) |
Third trimester | 107 (48.0) | 116 (52.0) | 223 (52.8) |
Medical illness other than anemia | |||
Yes | 10 (29.4) | 24 (70.6) | 34 (8.1) |
No | 172 (44.3) | 216 (55.7) | 388 (91.9) |
History of anemia during previous pregnancy (n = 283) | |||
Yes | 22 (62.8) | 13 (37.2) | 35 (12.4) |
No | 96 (38.7) | 152 (61.3) | 248 (87.6) |
Current anemia status | |||
Anemic | 19 (52.8) | 17 (47.2) | 36 (8.5) |
Non Anemic | 163 (42.2) | 223 (57.8) | 386 (91.5) |
Haemoglobin recorded gestational week | |||
First trimester | 70 (53.8) | 60 (46.2) | 130 (30.8) |
Second and third trimester | 112 (38.3) | 180 (61.7) | 292 (68.5) |