| Sociodemographic characteristics | Calcium intake | p** | |||
| < Median value | ≥ Median value | ||||
| N | %* | N | %* | ||
| Age |
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| <25 years old | 44 | 23.5 | 41 | 23.8 | 0.385 |
| ≥25 years old | 44 | 27.3 | 47 | 26.1 | |
| Matrimonial status |
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|
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| Unmarried | 10 | 4.2 | 11 | 6.1 | 0.001 |
| Married | 78 | 46.6 | 77 | 43.1 | |
| Education |
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| No schooling | 41 | 20.3 | 32 | 15.1 | <0.001 |
| Primary school | 31 | 21.6 | 31 | 18.1 | |
| Secondary and high school | 16 | 8.9 | 25 | 15.9 | |
| Occupation |
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|
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| House wives/students | 24 | 14.8 | 27 | 16.8 | <0.001 |
| Artisans/employees | 30 | 19.2 | 24 | 12.1 | |
| Resellers/farmers | 34 | 16.1 | 37 | 37.1 | |
| Economic status |
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|
|
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| Tercile 1 | 35 | 17.6 | 37 | 16.8 | <0.001 |
| Tercile 2 | 30 | 16.0 | 24 | 12.0 | |
| Tercile 3 | 23 | 17.2 | 27 | 20.3 | |
| Length of pregnancy |
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|
|
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| First quarter | 10 | 6.6 | 11 | 5.7 | 0.002 |
| Second quarter | 43 | 25.3 | 40 | 21.8 | |
| Third quarter | 35 | 19.0 | 37 | 21.7 | |
| Number of pregnancy |
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|
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| 1 - 2 | 41 | 23.6 | 42 | 23.4 | 0.910 |
| 3 - 4 | 27 | 15.9 | 25 | 15.2 | |
| 5 and over | 20 | 11.1 | 21 | 10.5 | |
| Number of delivery |
|
|
|
|
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| 1 - 2 | 65 | 37.9 | 65 | 36.1 | <0.001 |
| 3 - 4 | 20 | 11.5 | 18 | 9.9 | |
| 5 and over | 3 | 1.4 | 5 | 3.1 | |
| Household size |
|
|
|
|
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| ≤4 | 58 | 34.6 | 55 | 28.6 | <0.001 |
| >4 | 30 | 16.3 | 33 | 20.6 | |
| Knowledge in nutrition |
|
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|
|
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| Adequate | 23 | 15.3 | 23 | 13.2 | 0.033 |
| Poor | 65 | 35.6 | 65 | 36.0 | |
| Nutritional advices received |
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| Yes | 13 | 7.3 | 21 | 8.7 | 0.022 |
| No | 75 | 43.5 | 67 | 40.5 | |
| Place of residence |
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| Rural | 47 | 23.0 | 34 | 14.1 | <0.001 |
| Urban | 41 | 27.8 | 54 | 35.0 | |