Characteristics

BMI (n = 776)

χ^{2 a}

P-value

Low BMI

Normal BMI

High BMI

No (%)

No (%)

No (%)

Age (years)

32 (27.8)

72 (62.6)

11 (9.6)

1.471

0.832

20 - 24

74 (26.5)

166 (59.5)

39 (14.0)

25+

105 (27.5)

229 (59.9)

48 (12.6)

Education

Illiterate

162 (26.5)

371 (60.7)

78 (12.8)

5.701

0.223

Read and write

25 (36.8)

33 (48.5)

10 (14.7)

Primary and above

22 (25.0)

58 (65.9)

8 (9.1)

Parity

Nullipara

78 (25.7)

184 (60.5)

42 (13.8)

2.221

0.695

Primipara

33 (28.4)

65 (56.0)

18 (15.5)

Multipara

93 (27.6)

206 (61.1)

38 (11.3)

Gestation weeks (period)

1^st Trimester

28 (35.4)

42 (53.2)

9 (11.4)

16.659

0.002 ^*

2^nd Trimester

140 (30.8)

262 (57.6)

53 (11.6)

3^rd Trimester

43 (17.8)

163 (67.4)

36 (14.9)

Autonomy

No

120 (26.0)

279 (60.4)

63 (13.6)

1.548

0.461

Yes

91 (29.0)

188 (59.9)

35 (11.1)

Monthly household expenditure

≤350 Eth.birr

59 (20.8)

195 (68.7)

30 (10.6)

15.979

0.014 ^*

351 - 500 Eth. birr

69 (30.7)

131 (58.2)

25 (11.1)

501 - 700 Eth.birr

49 (37.4)

70 (53.4)

12 (9.2)

>700 Eth.birr

21 (28.4)

42 (56.8)

11 (14.9)

Solid waste disposal system

Unsafe

102 (27.3)

223 (59.8)

48 (12.9)

0.046

0.977

Safe

109 (27.1)

243 (60.4)

50 (12.4)

Safety of drinking water

Yes

26 (24.8)

64 (61.0)

15 (14.3)

0.516

0.773

No

184 (27.5)

402 (60.1)

83 (12.4)

Latrine facility

Open field/pit system

108 (25.0)

265 (61.3)

59 (13.7)

2.663

0.264

Covered pit/water carriage system

102 (29.9)

200 (58.7)

39 (11.4)

Health Problems at booking

Yes

40 (25.2)

103 (64.8)

16 (10.1)

2.050

0.359

No

171 (27.7)

364 (59.0)

82 (13.3)

Season at booking

Tseday

11 (36.7)

13 (43.3)

6 (20.0)

13.398

0.037^*

Bega

58 (31.9)

106 (58.2)

18 (9.9)

Belg

107 (23.3)

294 (64.1)

58 (12.6)

Kiremt

35 (33.3)

54 (51.4)

16 (15.2)