Participants’ sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (N=582)
| Variable | N | % | Mean (±SD) |
| Age (years) | 26 (±5.8) | ||
| <20 | 78 | 13.4 | |
| 20–34 | 448 | 77.0 | |
| ≥35 | 56 | 9.6 | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 367 | 63.0 | |
| Rural | 215 | 37.0 | |
| Education status | |||
| Non-educated | 84 | 14.4 | |
| Primary education | 335 | 57.6 | |
| Secondary education | 131 | 22.5 | |
| College education | 32 | 5.5 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 31 | 5.3 | |
| Married | 499 | 85.7 | |
| Cohabiting | 52 | 9.0 | |
| Occupational status | |||
| Employed | 34 | 5.8 | |
| Housewife | 132 | 22.7 | |
| Self-employed | 416 | 71.5 | |
| Economic status | |||
| High | 146 | 25.1 | |
| Medium | 145 | 24.9 | |
| Low | 291 | 50.0 | |
| Gravidity | 3 (±1.6) | ||
| 1 | 198 | 34 | |
| 2–4 | 310 | 53.3 | |
| ≥5 | 74 | 12.7 | |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 25 (±4.1) | ||
| 1–12 | 9 | 1.5 | |
| 13–24 | 252 | 43.3 | |
| 25–40 | 321 | 55.2 | |
| Hb categories | 10.2 (±1.4) | ||
| Non-anaemic (≥11 g/dL) | 187 | 32.1 | |
| Mild (9.5–10.9 g/dL) | 220 | 37.8 | |
| Moderate (8–9.4 g/dL) | 150 | 25.8 | |
| Severe (6.5–7.9 g/dL) | 25 | 4.3 | |
| HIV status | |||
| Negative | 572 | 98 | |
| Positive | 10 | 2 |
Hb, haemoglobin.