Effect of a communication intervention on alcohol use during pregnancy in post conflict Northern Uganda: a quasi experimental study

Table 2 Social Behavioral and Obstetric Characteristics of Respondents at Baseline and End-Line

			Group category				p-value
			Control		Intervention		p-value
	Baseline	Non gravida	55	29.6%	42	17.9%
		One	27	14.5%	57	24.4%
		Two	34	18.3%	59	25.2%	0.001
		Three	44	23.7%	40	17.1%
		Four	12	6.5%	26	11.1%
Live children		Five+	14	7.5%	10	4.3%
	Endline	Non gravida	73	34.8%	68	32.4%
		One	46	21.9%	41	19.5%
		Two	36	17.1%	58	27.6%	0.150
		Three	21	10.0%	20	9.5%
		Four	21	10.0%	16	7.6%
		Five+	13	6.2%	7	3.3%
	Baseline	First trimester	48	25.8%	62	26.5%
		Second trimester	101	54.3%	124	53.0%	0.965
Trimester		Third trimester	37	19.9%	48	20.5%
	Endline	First trimester	35	16.7%	68	32.4%
		Second trimester	95	45.2%	91	43.3%	< 0.001
		Third trimester	80	38.1%	51	24.3%
	Baseline	One	172	92.5%	207	88.5%	0.069
Sex Partners in last twelve months	Baseline	Two or more	14	7.5%	27	11.5%
Sex Partners in last twelve months	Endline	One	184	87.6%	184	87.6%	1.000
	Endline	Two or more	26	12.4%	26	12.4%
	Baseline	Yes	0	0.0%	3	1.3%	0.121
Ever Smoked or used Tobacco	Baseline	No	186	100.0%	231	98.7%
	Endline	Yes	2	1.0%	1	.5%	0.562
	Endline	No	208	99.0%	209	99.5%
	Baseline	Yes	1	.5%	1	.4%	0.870
Ever Used Marijuana or other Types of Drugs	Baseline	No	185	99.5%	233	99.6%
	Endline	Yes	0	0.0%	1	.5%	0.317
	Endline	No	210	100.0%	209	99.5%

Descriptive statistics were used to obtain numbers and percentages of respondents and their socio behavioural and obstetric characteristics. About a third of respondents were non-gravida. Most were in their second trimester of pregnancy and the vast majority reported one sex partner in last twelve months preceding the survey

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