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Table 4 Parasite density (per μl of blood) 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

Gravida

None

Parasite density (per μl of blood)

 

Total

  

1-1999

2000-4999

> = 5000

 

Primigravida

45 (17.4%)

6 (15.0%)

1(33.3%)

3 (75.0%)

55 (18.0%)

Secundigravida

64 (24.7%)

9 (22.5%)

1(33.3%)

1 (25.0%)

75 (24.5%)

Multigravida

150 (57.9%)

25 (62.5%)

1 (33.3%)

0 (00.0%)

176 (57.5%)

Total (100%)

259 (100.0%)

40 (100.0%)

3 (100.0%)

4 (100.0%)

306 (100.0%)