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Table 2 Obstetric characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC in public health facilities of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 604)

From: Compliance with iron-folate supplementation among pregnant women in Southern Ethiopia: a multi-center cross-sectional study

Variables

IFSa Compliance status

Total, n (%)

Compliance, n (%)

Non-compliance, n (%)

Gravidity

 Primigravida

60 (20.8)

90 (28.5)

150 (24.8)

 Multigravida

228 (79.2)

226 (71.5)

454 (75.2)

Parity

 Nulliparous

74 (25.7)

107 (33.9)

181 (30.0)

 Primiparous

100 (34.7)

105 (33.2)

205 (33.9

 Multiparous

114 (39.6)

104 (32.9)

218 (36.1)

Stillbirth

 Yes

14 (4.9)

18 (5.7)

32 (5.3)

 No

274 (95.1)

298 (94.3)

572 (94.7)

Abortion

 Yes

40 (13.9)

45 (14.2)

85 (14.1)

 No

248 (86.1)

271 (85.8)

519 (85.9)

ANCb starting time

 ≤ 16 weeks

167 (58)

154 (48.7)

321 (53.1)

 > 16 weeks

121 (42.0)

162 (51.3)

283 (46.9)

ANC visits

 < 4 times

192 (66.7)

232 (73.4)

424 (70.2)

 ≥ 4 times

96 (33.7)

84 (26.6)

180 (29.8)

  1. aIron-folate supplementation
  2. bAntenatal care