Baseline assessment
A total of 634 pregnant women with POA ≤12 weeks were recruited from 254
small health administrative areas (PHM areas) representing all 22 MOH
divisions. The mean age of the sample was 28.5 (SD 5.8) years, and most
of them (55.2%) were in the age category of 21-30 years (Table 1). The
majority (31.5%) of the mothers were in their second pregnancy and had
completed post-primary education.