Table 1 Socio-demographic and pregnancy history characteristic of pregnant women

​Age of mother:

1. 1.Age < 19

30

15.9

2. 2.Age 19–25

3. 3.Age 26–35

4. 4.Age 36–48

Mean(± SD): 24.3(± 5.7); Min– Max: 14–48 years old

Occupation

1. 1.Farmer/Agricultural

2. 2.Staff

3. 3.Business

4. 4.Labor

5. 5.No job

Educational status

1. 1.Illiterate

2. 2.Primary

3. 3.Lower secondary

4. 4.Upper secondary

5. 5.Higher level

6. 6.Graduate/bachelor

Ethnic group

1. 1.Lao-Tai (Lao, Tai Deng, Tai Dam…)

2. 2.Mon-Kmer (Khmu, Prai, Katang….)

Total household income last year:

1. 1.None

2. 2.< 500,000 LAK*

3. 3.510,000–1,000,000 LAK*

4. 4.1,100,000–2,000,000 LAK*

5. 5.2,100,000–3,000,000 LAK*

6. 6.> 3,000,0000 LAK*

Mean(± SD): 6,153,514 (± SD1,070,000);

Min– Max: 150,000 -10,000,000

1. Number of children of age below 2 years living in the household

2. 0.None

3. 1.1 child

4. 2.2 children

​Age of the current pregnancy

1. 1. < 16 weeks

2. 2. 16–27 weeks

3. 3. 28–42 weeks

Mean(± SD): 24.5(± 9.476); Min– Max: 4–38 weeks

Number of pregnancies before this current pregnancy

1. 1.First time

2. 2. 1–2 times

3. 3. 3–5 times

4. 3. >= 6 times

Number of live births

1. 0. Never

2. 1. 1–2 times

3. 2. 3–4 times

4. 3. >= 5 times

Age at first pregnancy

1. 1. Age < 19

2. 2. Age 19–25

3. 3. Age 26–28

Mean(± SD): 18.5(± 3.2); Min– Max: 14–28 years old

Satisfaction with the current health status

1. Very dissatisfied

2. Somewhat dissatisfied

3. ​Neither satisfied or dissatisfied

4. Somewhat satisfied

5. Very satisfied