Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, N = 55

Age in years

18–22

18

23–27

11

28–32

19

33–37

7

Marital status

Single

4

Married

51

Religion

Christians

48

Moslems

7

Education

No education

1

Primary

26

Secondary

28

Tertiary

0

Occupation

Housewife

23

Business

25

Subsistence farmer

4

Employed

3

Gravidity

1

14

2

12

3

13

4

11

5

4

6

1

Parity

0

14

1

12

2

12

3

12

4

4

5

1

Previous mode of delivery

Operation

3

Normal

52

Breech

0

Gestation at the initial visit

First trimester (0–12 weeks

7

Second trimester (13–27 weeks)

40

Third trimester (28–36 weeks

8