Table 1 Baseline characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal clinics and delivery units
From: Burden of malaria in pregnancy in Jharkhand State, India
Characteristic | Antenatal clinics n= 2386 | Delivery units n= 718 |
|---|---|---|
|  | n †(%) | n †(%) |
Age (years) | Â | Â |
   <20 | 305 (12.8%) | 67 (9.3%) |
   20-34 | 1,978 (82.9%) | 614 (85.5%) |
   ≥35 | 103 (4.3%) | 37 (5.2%) |
Prior pregnancies | Â | Â |
   Primigravid | 875 (36.7%) | 306 (42.6%) |
   Secundigravid | 628 (26.3%) | 174 (24.2%) |
   Multigravid* | 882 (37.0%) | 238 (33.2%) |
Gestational age at enrollment (weeks)** | Â | Â |
   < 20 weeks | 1,104 (46.3%) | n/a |
   20-36 weeks | 1,239 (51.9%) | 42 (7.1%) |
   ≥ 37 weeks | 43 (1.8%) | 637 (92.9%) |
Caste | Â | Â |
   Schedule caste | 234 (9.8%) | 74 (10.3%) |
   General caste | 678 (28.4%) | 189 (26.3%) |
   Other backward caste | 683 (28.7%) | 192 (26.8%) |
   Scheduled tribal | 789 (33.1%) | 263 (36.6%) |
Education | Â | Â |
   No formal schooling | 621 (26.0%) | 217 (30.2%) |
   Attended school any length of time | 1,764 (74.0%) | 501 (69.8%) |
Socioeconomic characteristics | Â | Â |
   Owns TV | 1,196 (50.1%) | 293 (40.8%) |
   Owns bicycle | 1,635 (68.5%) | 512 (71.3%) |
   Owns house | 1,751 (73.4%) | 585 (81.5%) |
   Owns refrigerator | 104 (4.4%) | 16 (2.2%) |
   Roof material |  |  |
Mud | 1,317 (55.2%) | 482 (67.1%) |
Corrugated iron/asbestos sheet | 699 (29.3%) | 149 (20.8%) |
Cement/concrete | 350 (14.7%) | 82 (11.4%) |
Other | 20 (0.8%) | 5 (0.7%) |
   Wall material |  |  |
Mud/sand/dung | 1,193 (50.0%) | 452 (63.0%) |
Mud bricks | 131 (5.5%) | 33 (4.6%) |
Cement bricks | 1,008 (42.2%) | 212 (29.5%) |
Other | 54 (2.3%) | 21 (2.9%) |
   Primary cooking fuel |  |  |
Wood | 1,428 (59.9%) | 502 (69.9%) |
Charcoal | 441 (18.5%) | 107 (14.9%) |
Gas | 480 (20.1%) | 95 (13.2%) |
Other | 37 (1.5%) | 14 (2.0%) |