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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study population and prevalence of malaria in pregnancy in 2008–2011

From: Malaria in pregnancy in rural Gabon: a cross-sectional survey on the impact of seasonality in high-risk groups

Demographic characteristics

 

n (number)

1661

Age* (in years)

23 (17–34;1634)

Age groups stratified

 

(13–17, 18–22, 23–27, 28+; n)

17%, 32%, 22%, 29%; 1634

Parity*

1 (0–5;1545)

Parity stratified

29%, 22%, 49%; 1545

(NP, PP, MP; n)**

 

Parity* in age group 1

0 (0–1; 264)

Parity* in age group 2

1 (0–2; 491)

Parity* in age group 3

2 (1–4; 341)

Parity* in age group 4

4 (2–7; 428)

Nullipara* (Age in years)

18 (15–34; 448)

Primipara* (Age in years)

20 (18–26; 333)

Multipara* (Age in years)

28 (22–38; 743)

Trimester***

24%, 69%, 8%; 769

(1st, 2nd, 3rd; n)

 

Malaria prevalence

 

Year

n

Malaria pos. n (%)

95 % CI

2008

325

43 (13%)

10–17%

2009

391

54 (14%)

11–18%

2010

486

93 (19%)

16–23%

2011

444

73 (16%)

13–20%

2008–2011

1646

263 (16%)

14–18%

  1. Differences between the total number of enrolled women and the total number in specific groups are due to missing data for the particular variable.
  2. *Median (10–90% quantiles; n).
  3. **NP, Nullipara; PP, Primipara; MP, Multipara.
  4. ***Percentage of sample.