Health status and general health problems Number of pregnancies Total Percent Number of women 2- 4 5+ Health status1         Same 5.8 7.0 6.4 21 Better 43.9 38.0 40.8 133 Somewhat worse 43.9 48.5 46.3 151 Much worse 6.5 6.4 6.4 21 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 326 Types of general health problems         Body pain 7.0 7.6 7.4 24 Pain in lower abdomen 8.3 8.2 8.3 27 Weakness and tiredness 7.6 7.6 7.7 25 Number of women 155 171     1Indicates perceived health status since last one year in comparison to other women of her age.

Table 3: Health status and self-reported general health problems among women by number of pregnancies.