Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of patients with second trimester pregnancy who were included in the study at Saint Paul hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
| Age (years) | < 20 | 17 | 16.7 |
| Between 20 and 35 | 83 | 81.4 | |
| > 35 | 2 | 2 | |
| Marital status | Married | 60 | 58.8 |
| Separated | 2 | 2 | |
| Single | 35 | 34.3 | |
| Divorced | 5 | 4.9 | |
| Place of residency | Out of Addis | 42 | 41.2 |
| Addis | 60 | 58.8 | |
| Reproductive Performance | Multi gravida | 52 | 51 |
| Primigravida | 50 | 49 | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 65 | 63.7 |
| Muslim | 23 | 22.5 | |
| Protestant | 14 | 13.7 | |
| Occupation | House wife | 38 | 37.3 |
| Private employed | 14 | 14.7 | |
| Gov. Employed | 17 | 14.2 | |
| Student | 16 | 15.7 | |
| Daily laborer | 12 | 11.8 | |
| NGO employed | 5 | 4.9 | |
| Educational status | Primary school | 44 | 43.1 |
| University degree | 25 | 24.5 | |
| Secondary school | 18 | 17.6 | |
| Unable to read and write | 14 | 13.7 |