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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (N = 287)

From: Antenatal care visit attendance, intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) and malaria parasitaemia at delivery

Factor

% (n)

Age (years)

 

≤20

30.3 (86)

21-25

35.9 (102)

>25

33.8 (96)

Parity

 

Primiparous

30.7 (88)

Secundiparous

28.9 (83)

Multiparous

40.4 (116)

Educational level

 

None

6.4 (17)

Primary

62.3 (165)

Secondary

26.8 (71)

Tertiary

4.5 (12)

Marital status

 

Married

75.1 (214)

Unmarried

24.9 (71)

Occupation

 

Housewife

45.9 (128)

Student

16.5 (46)

Business

30.8 (86)

Farming

5.4 (15)

Profession

1.4 (4)