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

From: Burden of malaria in pregnancy in Jharkhand State, India

Prevention measures utilized

Antenatal clinics

n= 2386

n, (%)

Delivery units

n= 718

n, (%)

Bed net in household

2,055 (86.2%)

597 (83.3%)

Insecticide-treated bed net in household

79 (3.3%)

22 (3.1%)

Sleeps under bed net most nights

1,702 (82.8%)

439 (73.7%)

Taken malaria prophylaxis in pregnancy

14 (0.6%)

2 (0.3%)

Indoor residual spraying of home with insecticide

1270 (53.5%)

418 (58.5%)