Demographic characteristics of the study participants (n=215)
| Variable | Frequency | Per cent |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 198 | 92.1 |
| Single | 16 | 7.4 |
| Divorced | 1 | 0.5 |
| Educational level | ||
| Junior or below | 50 | 23.2 |
| Secondary education | 135 | 62.8 |
| College/university level | 30 | 14.0 |
| Partner’s educational level* | ||
| Junior or below | 32 | 14.9 |
| Secondary education | 131 | 60.9 |
| College/university level | 36 | 16.7 |
| Current occupation | ||
| Housewife | 144 | 67.0 |
| Government employee | 32 | 14.8 |
| Private employee | 35 | 16.3 |
| Unemployed | 4 | 1.9 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 170 | 79.1 |
| Protestant | 6 | 2.8 |
| Catholic | 2 | 0.9 |
| Muslim | 37 | 17.2 |
| Frequency of ANC visits | ||
| One | 111 | 51.6 |
| Two | 52 | 24.2 |
| Three | 32 | 14.9 |
| Four or more | 20 | 9.3 |
| M (SD)/Md (IQR) | Min, Max | |
| Age | 27.71 (5.15)† | 15, 44 |
| Gestational age | 22.0 (9.0)‡ | 6, 28 |
| Gravidity | 2.00 (3.0)‡ | 1, 12 |
| Parity | 1.00 (3.0)‡ | 0, 10 |
| Family size | 3.0 (3.0)‡ | 1, 7+ |
| Family income | 1500.0 (1400.0)‡ | 0, 16 000 |
*Partners’ educational level is not assessed for pregnant women who are single.
†Mean (SD) is used,
‡Median (IQR) is used.
ANC, antenatal care; Max, maximum value; Min, minimum value.