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Table 2 Maternal health and anthropometric characteristics of pregnant women in Boricha Woreda, Sidama Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

From: Food aversion during pregnancy and its association with nutritional status of pregnant women in Boricha Woreda, Sidama Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2019. A community based mixed crossectional study design

Variable (N = 497)

Frequency (N)

Percentage (%)

Trimester of pregnancy

 Second trimester

273

54.9

 Third trimester

224

45.1

Attend antenatal care

 Yes

315

63.4

 No

182

36.6

Parity

 Primiparous

112

22.5

 Multiparous

385

77.5

Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

 Nausea

282

56.7

 Vomiting

148

29.8

 Both nausea and vomiting

121

24.3

 No

188

37.8

Nutritional status

 Well nourished (MUAC ≥ 23 cm)

325

65.4

 Under nourished (MUAC < 23 cm)

172

34.6