From: Patterns of anti-malarial drug treatment among pregnant women in Uganda
Characteristic | Total Population n = 500 |
---|---|
Age (years); n (%) | Â |
≤18 years | 50 (10.0) |
19 - 24 years | 204 (40.8) |
25 - 34 years | 182 (36.4) |
≥35 years | 64 (12.8) |
Married; n (%) | 451 (90.2) |
Education; n (%) | Â |
None | 34 (6.8) |
Primary | 350 (70.0) |
Secondary/Postsecondary | 116 (23.2) |
Religion; n (%) | Â |
Christian-based | 305 (61.0) |
Muslim | 195 (39.0) |
Village type; n (%) | Â |
Rural | 372 (74.4) |
Peri-Urban | 128 (25.6) |
Number of births; n (%) | Â |
1 | 111 (22.2) |
2-3 | 152 (30.4) |
4-5 | 111 (22.2) |
≥6 | 126 (25.2) |
History of miscarriage; n (%) | 85 (17.0) |
History of stillbirth; n (%) | 23 (4.6) |
Birth location; n (%) | Â |
Health facility | 367 (73.4) |
Home | 81 (16.2) |
Other | 52 (10.4) |
Knowledge of malaria score; n (%) | Â |
High | 292 (58.4) |
Low | 208 (41.6) |
# ANC visits; n (%) | Â |
0 | 6 (1.2) |
1 | 23 (4.6) |
2 | 106 (21.2) |
3 | 195 (39.0) |
≥4 | 170 (34.0) |
Month of ANC initiation; mean (sd) | 4.8 (1.6) |
Walking time to nearest ANC, minutes; mean (sd) | 69 (44.2) |
Waiting time at ANC, minutes; mean (sd) | 58 (47.7) |