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Table 2 Use of malaria prevention measures by pregnant women attending antenatal clinics and delivery units

From: Malaria prevalence among pregnant women in two districts with differing endemicity in Chhattisgarh, India

 

Antenatal clinics

Delivery units

Prevention measures utilized

Rajnandgaon n = 1498

Bastar n = 1198

Rajnandgaon n = 547

Bastar n = 481

Bed net in household*

556 (37.1)

541 (45.2)

166 (30.4)

147 (30.6)

Among bed net owners: ITN

7 (1.3)

2 (0.4)

2 (1.2)

3 (2.0)

Sleeps under net most nights*†

312 (56.1)

345 (63.8)

70 (42.2)

80 (54.4)

Slept under net last night*†

347 (62.4)

395 (73.0)

103 (62.0)

108 (73.5)

Taken malaria prophylaxis in pregnancy*

0

4 (0.3)

0 (0)

3 (0.6)

IRS of home*†

488 (32.6)

209 (17.5)

167 (30.6)

103 (21.4)

  1. ITN = insecticide-treated bed net. IRS = indoor residual spraying.
  2. Numbers presented are n (%). Numbers may not add to sample size secondary to missing data.
  3. * p < 0.05 comparing Rajnandgoan with Bastar districts for ANC participants.
  4. † p < 0.05 comparing Rajnandgoan with Bastar districts for DU participants.