Table 5 Response of children’s mothers (“yes” response) for selected risk factors for congenital anomalies, Addis Ababa and the Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 1518)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Maternal illness during early pregnancy | 148 | 9.7 |
Smoked cigarette during pregnancy | 13 | 0.85 |
Passively Smoked during pregnancy | 259 | 17.1 |
Drunk alcohol during pregnancy | 403 | 26.5 |
Used un-prescribed/illicit drug early pregnancy | 175 | 11.5 |
Exposure to radiation (child mother) | 28 | 1.8 |
Child father exposed to radiation | 29 | 1.9 |
Blood relation between child parents | 83 | 5.5 |
Exposed to chemicals | 74 | 4.9 |
Other exposure that concern parents | 86 | 5.7 |
Viral infection during early pregnancy | 14 | 0.9 |
Contraceptive pills use around conception | 154 | 10.1 |
Anemia during early pregnancy | 244 | 16.1 |
Fertility enhancing drug use | 38 | 2.5 |
Folic acid use during pregnancy | 75 | 4.94 |
Iron use during early pregnancy | 53 | 3.5 |
Multivitamins use before pregnancy | 13 | 0.9 |
Multivitamins use during pregnancy | 16 | 1.1 |
Food shortage during pregnancy | 160 | 10.5 |
Used vegetables/fruits during pregnancy | 458 | 30.2 |