Table 1 Characteristics of participating women
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age groups (Years) | (n = 486) |  |
 15–24 | 193 | 39.7 |
 25–49 | 293 | 60.3 |
Age at first pregnancy (Years) | (n = 486) |  |
 < 15 | 52 | 10.7 |
 15–19 | 350 | 72.0 |
 ≥ 20 | 84 | 17.3 |
Marital status | (n = 486) |  |
 Married | 423 | 87.0 |
 Not married | 63 | 13.0 |
Tribal affiliation | (n = 486) |  |
 None Baganda | 276 | 56.8 |
 Baganda | 210 | 43.2 |
Highest education completed (Years) | (n = 486) |  |
 ≥ 8 (8th grade and above) | 150 | 30.9 |
 1–7 (up to 7th grade) | 304 | 62.5 |
 0 (None) | 32 | 6.6 |
Occupation group | (n = 486) |  |
 Agriculture | 43 | 8.9 |
 Housewife | 219 | 45.1 |
 Bar, Restaurant, lodge worker/owner | 58 | 11.9 |
 Fishing related | 42 | 8.6 |
 Others | 124 | 25.5 |
Partner occupation | (n = 423) |  |
 Fishing related | 299 | 70.7 |
 None fishing related | 124 | 29.3 |
Duration of community stay | (n = 486) |  |
 3-11 months | 94 | 19.3 |
 ≥ 1 year | 392 | 80.7 |
Total births (median = 3, range 0–11) | (n = 486) |  |
 None | 46 | 9.5 |
 1–3 | 287 | 59.0 |
 ≥ 4 | 153 | 31.5 |
Any ANC attendance | (n = 486) |  |
 No attendance | 170 | 35.0 |
 Attended | 316 | 65.0 |
First ANC visit timing | (n = 316) |  |
 ≤ 3 months pregnant | 118 | 37.3 |
 > 3 months pregnant | 198 | 62.7 |
ANC provider | (n = 316) |  |
 Nurse/Midwife | 296 | 93.7 |
 Doctor | 20 | 6.3 |
ANC location | (n = 316) |  |
 Islands | 247 | 78.2 |
 Mainland | 69 | 21.8 |
ANC components received (median = 6) | (n = 316) | |
 Iron supplementation | 308 | 97.5 |
 Blood sample | 281 | 88.9 |
 T.T injection | 275 | 87.0 |
 Blood pressure measured | 266 | 84.2 |
 IPTp | 261 | 82.6 |
 Deworming | 222 | 70.3 |
 Urine sample | 106 | 33.5 |
Last HIV test period | (n = 486) |  |
 Within 3 months | 302 | 62.1 |
 Over 3 months | 127 | 26.1 |
 Never tested in life | 1 | 0.2 |
 On ART | 56 | 11.5 |
Received all seven ANC components | (n = 316) |  |
 No | 258 | 82.0 |
 Yes | 58 | 18.4 |