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Table 1 Background Characteristics of pregnant women

From: The effectiveness and perception of the use of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy programme in Offinso district of ashanti region, Ghana

Age

N (306) (%)

≤19

27 (8.82)

20-29

173 (56.54)

30-39

102 (33.33)

≥40

4 (1.31)

Gravida

 

Primigravidae

55 (18.0)

Secundigravidae

75 (24.5)

Multigravidae

176 (57.5)

Marital Status

 

Married

149 (48.7)

Single

157 (51.3)

Educational Level

 

None

76 (24.8)

Primary

67 (21.9)

Middle/J.H.S.

133 (43.5)

Secondary

23 (7.5)

Tertiary

7 (2.3)

Religion

 

Christian

218 (71.24)

Moslem

75 (24.51)

Traditionalist

13 (4.25)

  1. N = total number of study subjects