Table 3 Knowledge about the benefit of antenatal exercise among pregnant women attending prenatal care at public health centers in Hawassa city, Sidama, Ethiopia, 2021(n = 344)
Variable | Â | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Reduce back pain | Yes | 195 | 56.7 |
No | 32 | 9.3 | |
I do not know | 117 | 34.0 | |
Reduce excessive weight | Yes | 248 | 72.1 |
No | 34 | 9.9 | |
I do not know | 62 | 18.0 | |
Strengthen pelvic floor | Yes | 137 | 39.8 |
No | 72 | 20.9 | |
I do not know | 135 | 39.2 | |
Reduce risk of GDM | Yes | 141 | 41.0 |
No | 71 | 20.6 | |
I do not know | 132 | 38.4 | |
Increase energy | Yes | 183 | 53.2 |
No | 51 | 14.8 | |
I do not know | 110 | 32.0 | |
Rapid postnatal recovery | Yes | 169 | 49.1 |
No | 55 | 16.0 | |
I do not know | 120 | 34.9 | |
Help to cope up with labor | Yes | 156 | 45.3 |
No | 54 | 15.7 | |
I do not know | 134 | 39.0 |