Table 1 Characteristics of participating pregnant women, Gem, western Kenya, 2003
Demographic and socio-economic information | Total, n (%) (N = 673) |
|---|---|
Mean age (SD), years | 26.2 (6.7) |
Age | Â |
   < 20 years | 123 (18.3) |
   20–29 years | 361 (53.6) |
   ≥ 30 years | 189 (28.1) |
Median gravidity (range) | 4 (1–15) |
Gravidity | Â |
   Primigravidae | 88 (13.1) |
   Gravidae 2–4 | 333 (49.5) |
   Gravidae ≥ 5 | 252 (37.4) |
Trimester of pregnancy* | Â |
   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) |