Indicator | Characteristics of women | Distribution (n) | Percentage (%) | Mean |
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Selected demographic characteristics of the respondents (n = 188) | Maternal status | |||
Pregnant | 102 | 54 | Â | |
Recently delivered (RDM) | 86 | 46 | Â | |
Age of the respondent (years) | ||||
15–19 | 15 | 8 |  | |
20–24 | 79 | 42 |  | |
25–29 | 59 | 31 |  | |
30–34 | 22 | 12 |  | |
35–39 | 10 | 16.5 |  | |
≥40 | 3 | 2 |  | |
Mean age | Â | Â | 25.5 | |
Educational level | ||||
Primary | 82 | 44 | Â | |
Secondary | 75 | 40 | Â | |
Post-secondary | 31 | 16 | Â | |
Occupation | ||||
Farmer | 74 | 39 | Â | |
Housewife | 24 | 13 | Â | |
Casual labourer | 6 | 3 | Â | |
Business | 44 | 23 | Â | |
Student | 27 | 14 | Â | |
Salaried | 13 | 7 | Â | |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 28 | 15 | Â | |
Married | 160 | 85 | Â | |
Gravida | ||||
Primigravida | 72 | 38 | Â | |
Multigravida | 116 | 62 | Â | |
Prevalence of anaemia among the participants (n = 188) | HB examination (n = 186) |  |  |  |
Not tested for HB | 26 | 14 | Â | |
Tested for HB | 162 | 86 | Â | |
Mean haemoglobin (n = 162) concentration (g/dla) | ||||
Severe anaemia (< 8) | 6 | 4 |  | |
Moderate anaemia (8–9.99) | 16 | 10 |  | |
Mild anaemia (10–10.99) | 22 | 13 |  | |
≥11 | 118 | 73 |  |