Table 1 Selected baseline socio-demographic and nutritional characteristics of pregnant mothers in rural Arsi, Ethiopia; stratified by anemia status at term (n = 374)
Socio-demographic and nutritional characteristics | Pregnant mothers | |
|---|---|---|
Anemica (n/%) | Non-anemicb (n/%) | |
Maternal age (years) | ||
< 20 | 22 (26.5) | 61 (73.5) |
20–24 | 27 (27.6) | 71 (72.4) |
25–29 | 50 (38.5) | 80 (61.5) |
≥ 30 | 22 (34.9) | 41 (65.1) |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 40 (33.3) | 80 (66.7) |
Primary education | 38 (40) | 57 (60) |
Above primary education | 43 (27) | 116 (73) |
ANC visits completed | ||
One | 7 (41.2) | 10 (58.8) |
Two | 39 (34.8) | 73 (65.2) |
≥ Three | 75 (31.1) | 166 (68.9) |
Hemoglobin (baseline) | ||
Anemic | 81 (75.7) | 26 (24.3) |
Non-anemic | 40 (15) | 227 (8.5) |