Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 1216).
Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Mean age (± SD) in years | 30.7 ± 5.3 |
Mean gestation age at enrolment (± SD) in weeks | 31.8 ± 2.5 |
Mean BMI (± SD) in kg/m2 | 27.9 ± 5.9 |
Enrolment site | |
LUTH | 148 (12.2) |
LASUTH | 160 (13.2) |
LIMH | 519 (42.7) |
FMC-Eb | 185 (16.2) |
68-NARHY | 204 (16.8) |
Level of enrolment facility | |
Secondary | 723 (59.5) |
Tertiary | 493 (40.5) |
Previous childbirths | |
≥ 2 | 364 (29.9) |
< 2 | 852 (70.1) |
Marital status | |
Unmarried | 15 (1.2) |
Married | 1201 (98.8) |
Educational status | |
At least tertiary education | 832 (68.4) |
Less than tertiary education | 384 (31.6) |
Employment status | |
Unemployed | 96 (7.9) |
Employed | 1120 (92.1) |
Mode of conception | |
Assisted | 18 (1.5) |
Spontaneous | 1198 (98.5) |
Type of pregnancy | |
Multiple | 26 (2.1) |
Singleton | 1190 (97.9) |
Antepartum bleeding in the index pregnancy | |
Yes | 106 (8.7) |
No | 1110 (91.3) |
Presence of uterine fibroids | |
Yes | 150 (12.3) |
No | 1066 (87.7) |
Anaemia status | |
No (≥ 11 g/dL) | 648 (53.5) |
Mild (10–< 11 g/dL) | 387 (32.0) |
Moderate (7–< 10 g/dL) | 175 (14.4) |
Severe (< 7 g/dL) | 1 (0.1) |
