Table 1: Frequency distribution of sociodemographic variables of study participants.
Variables | Frequency | Percentage | Cumulative Frequency |
Age (years) | |||
19-24 | 20 | 19.4 | 19.5 |
25-30 | 51 | 48.5 | 68.0 |
31-36 | 17 | 16.5 | 84.5 |
37-42 | 14 | 14.5 | 99 |
43-48 | 1 | 1.1 | 100.0 |
Household size | |||
1-3 | 80 | 77.7 | 77.7 |
4-6 | 18 | 17.5 | 95.1 |
Above 6 | 5 | 4.5 | 100.0 |
Level of education | |||
Primary | 12 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
Secondary | 58 | 56.3 | 68.0 |
Tertiary | 4 | 3.9 | 71.8 |
Islamic | 29 | 28.2 | 100.0 |
Occupation | |||
Farmers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Traders | 21 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
Civil servants | 1 | 1.0 | 22.3 |
Housewife | 80 | 77.7 | 100.0 |
Number of previous pregnancies | |||
None | 8 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
1 | 34 | 33.0 | 40.8 |
2 | 34 | 33.0 | 73.8 |
3 | 10 | 9.7 | 83.5 |
4 and above | 17 | 16.5 | 100.0 |
Gestational period | |||
1-3 | 26 | 25.2 | 25.2 |
4-6 | 16 | 15.5 | 40.4 |
7-9 | 61 | 59.2 | 100.0 |