Table 1 Background characteristics of the participants
From: Nutritional knowledge as a determinant of vitamin and mineral supplementation during pregnancy
Background characteristics | |
|---|---|
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 27.5 ± 5.59 |
Urban environment, N (%) | 218 (54.3) |
Formal education, number of years | |
≤ 8 (%) | 25.5 |
9-12 (%) | 40.5 |
> 12 (%) | 34 |
Married, N (%) | 323 (80.8) |
Number of births, N (%) | |
Primiparous | 198 (49.5) |
Secundiparous | 129 (32.3) |
Multiparous | 73 (18.2) |
Wanted pregnancy, N (%) | 360 (90) |
Gestational age at first prenatal visit, mean ± SD | 2.59 ±1.23 |
First prenatal visit at ≤ 4 months of pregnancy, N (%) | 364 (91) |
Number of prenatal visits at general practitioner, mean ± SD | 4.82 ± 2.54 |
Number of prenatal visits at obstetrician, mean ± SD | 4.76 ± 3.07 |
Total number of prenatal visits, mean ± SD | 9.58 ± 4.88 |
Nutritional knowledge score, mean ± SD | 11 ± 4.8 |
Advice on diet, YES (N,%) | 168 (42) |
Advice on breastfeeding, YES (N,%) | 334 (83.5) |
Use of folic acid (N,%) | 192 (48) |
Use of iron (N,%) | 181 (45.3) |
Use of multivitamins (N,%) | 272 (68) |