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Characteristics of participating pregnant women, Gem, western Kenya, 2003 |
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| Demographic and socio-economic information |
Total, n (%) (N = 673) |
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| Mean age (SD), years |
26.2 (6.7) |
| Age |
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| < 20 years |
123 (18.3) |
| 20–29 years |
361 (53.6) |
| ≥ 30 years |
189 (28.1) |
| Median gravidity (range) |
4 (1–15) |
| Gravidity |
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| Primigravidae |
88 (13.1) |
| Gravidae 2–4 |
333 (49.5) |
| Gravidae ≥ 5 |
252 (37.4) |
| Trimester of pregnancy* |
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| First |
42 (6.3) |
| Second |
292 (43.6) |
| Third |
336 (50.2) |
| Married |
582 (86.5) |
| Education < 8 years* |
332 (59.0) |
| Low/medium SES* |
352 (68.1) |
| < 3 meals per day |
244 (36.3) |
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Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; SES, socio-economic status; * Trimester not known for 3 women (0.4%); education level not known for 110 women (16.3%); SES category not known for 156 women (23.2%). | |
van Eijk et al. Reproductive Health 2008 5:1 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-5-1 |
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