Table 2 Obstetrics-related characteristics of pregnant mother’s attending antenatal care in public health facilities of Woldia Town, North-eastern Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Knowledge of anaemia | Knowledge of IFAS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Good knowledge (%) | Poor knowledge (%) | Good knowledge (%) | Poor knowledge (%) | |
Gravidity | ||||
Primigravida | 61 (44.9) | 75 (55.1) | 64 (47.1) | 72 (52.9) |
Multigravida | 163 (58.6) | 115 (41.4) | 175 (62.9) | 103 (37.1) |
Parity | ||||
Nulliparous | 76 (55.5) | 61 (44.5) | 73(53.3) | 64(46.7) |
Primiparous | 97 (52.7) | 87 (47.3) | 115(62.5) | 69(37.5) |
Multiparous | 51 (54.8) | 42 (45.2) | 51(54.8) | 42(45.2) |
Birth Spacing in years (n = 277) | ||||
1–2 | 23 (41.1) | 33 (58.9) | 26(46.4) | 30(53.6) |
≥ 3 | 125 (56.6) | 96 (43.4) | 140(63.3) | 81(36.7) |
ANC visit | ||||
≥ 4 visits | 42 (72.4) | 16 (27.6) | 45 (77.6) | 13 (22.4) |
< 4 visits | 182 (51.1) | 174 (48.9) | 194 (54.5) | 162 (45.5) |
First registration time for ANC | ||||
Early registration | 142 (59.9) | 95 (40.1) | 148 (62.4) | 89 (37.6) |
Late registration | 82 (46.3) | 95 (53.7) | 91 (51.4) | 86 (48.6) |
Medical illness other than anaemia | ||||
Yes | 19 (55.9) | 15 (44.1) | 17 (50.0) | 17 (50.0) |
No | 205 (53.9) | 175 (46.1) | 222 (58.4) | 158 (41.6) |
History of anaemia during a previous pregnancy (n = 277) | ||||
Yes | 18 (54.5) | 15 (45.5) | 19 (57.6) | 14 (42.4) |
No | 129 (52.9) | 115 (47.1) | 146 (59.8) | 98 (40.2) |
Current anaemia status | ||||
Anaemic | 25 (71.4) | 10 (28.6) | 26 (74.3) | 9 (25.7) |
Non-anaemic | 199 (52.5) | 180 (47.5) | 213 (56.2) | 166 (43.8) |
Obtain counselling on IFA | ||||
Yes | 200 (57.8) | 146 (42.2) | 221 (61.6) | 138 (38.4) |
No | 24 (35.3) | 44 (64.7) | 18 (32.7) | 37 (67.3) |