Table 1 Characteristics of 475 pregnant women participated in the study
Percent | Number | |
|---|---|---|
Age category | ||
<20 years | 34 | 7.2 |
20–34 years | 368 | 77.5 |
>34 years | 73 | 15.4 |
Parity | ||
1 | 172 | 38.8 |
2 | 180 | 40.6 |
3 | 73 | 16.5 |
4 | 13 | 2.9 |
5 | 5 | 1.1 |
Residence | ||
Anuradhapura | 440 | 92.6 |
Kurunegala | 28 | 5.9 |
Other areas | 7 | 1.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Sinhalese | 444 | 93.5 |
Muslim | 27 | 5.7 |
Tamil | 4 | 1.4 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 382 | 80.4 |
Professionals | 50 | 10.5 |
Semi professionals | 31 | 6.5 |
Technical worker | 2 | 0.4 |
Skilled laborer | 9 | 1.9 |
Unskilled laborer | 1 | 0.2 |
Education Level | ||
Primary education not completed | 1 | 0.2 |
Primary education completed | 38 | 8.0 |
Post primary education completed | 230 | 48.4 |
Secondary education completed | 155 | 32.6 |
Diploma | 2 | 0.4 |
Graduated | 49 | 10.3 |
Marital Status | ||
Married | 473 | 99.6 |
Unmarried | 2 | 0.4 |