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Table 1 Characteristics of 431 women with singleton deliveries at Geita district hospital and Katoro health centre

From: Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes: a cross-sectional study in Geita district, North-Western Tanzania

Variable

No (%)

Maternal age (years)

<20

97 (22.51)

≥20

334 (77.49)

Marital status

Single

74 (17.17)

Married

357 (82.83)

Health facility

Geita Hospital

265 (61.48)

Katoro HC

166 (38.52)

Gravidity

Paucigravidae (G1/G2)

227 (52.67)

Multigravidae (G3+)

204 (47.33)

Level of education

None/Primary

360 (83.53)

Secondary/College

71 (16.47)

Occupation

Peasants/livestock keeping

370 (85.85)

Employed/business

61 (14.15)

ANC visits

<4 visits

276 (64.04)

≥4 visits

155 (35.96)

  1. ANC = antenatal care, SP = sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, G1 = primigravidae, G2 = secundigravidae, G3+ = gravida 3 and above, HC = health centre, IPTp-SP = intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy with SP.