Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
From: Why do pregnant women present late for their first antenatal care consultation in Cameroon?
Category | Characteristics | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age distribution | 16–25 | 83 | 28.3 |
26–35 | 180 | 61.4 | |
36–45 | 30 | 10.3 | |
Marital status | Married | 114 | 38.9 |
Single | 179 | 61.1 | |
Level of education | No formal education | 6 | 2.0 |
Primary | 25 | 8.5 | |
Secondary | 118 | 40.3 | |
University | 144 | 49.1 | |
Occupation of woman | Employed | 130 | 44.4 |
Not employed | 163 | 55.6 | |
Occupation of partner | Employed | 271 | 92.5 |
Not employed | 22 | 7.5 | |
Gravid status | Primigravida (1) | 106 | 36.2 |
Multigravida (2–4) | 152 | 51.9 | |
Grand multigravida (≥ 5) | 35 | 11.9 | |
Parity | Nullipara (0) | 126 | 43.0 |
Paucipara (1–2) | 124 | 124.0 | |
Multipara (3–4) | 38 | 38.0 | |
Grand multipara (5) | 5 | 1.7 |