Table 3 Characteristics of pregnant women (number (%) unless otherwise specified)
From: Effectiveness of the delivery of interventions to prevent malaria in pregnancy in Kenya
Level 4 | Level 3 | Level 2 | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 473 | 198 | 114 | 785 |
Mean age (SD) | 23.8 (5.9) | 23.5 (5.6) | 24.7 (6.8) | 23.9 (6.0) |
Age group | ||||
<15 years | 4 (0.9) | 3 (1.5) | 2 (1.8) | 9 (1.2) |
15–20 years | 117 (24.7) | 48 (24.2) | 28 (24.6) | 193 (24.6) |
20–29 years | 269 (56.9) | 114 (57.6) | 57 (50.0) | 440 (56.1) |
30–39 years | 75 (15.9) | 30 (15.2) | 22 (19.3) | 127 (16.2) |
40–49 years | 8 (1.69) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (3.5) | 13 (1.7) |
≥50 years | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (0.4) |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 77 (16.5) | 40 (20.2) | 17 (15.0) | 134 (17.3) |
Married | 384 (82.4) | 154 (77.8) | 92 (81.4) | 630 (81.2) |
Divorced | 2 (0.4) | 3 (1.5) | 4 (3.5) | 9 (1.2) |
Widowed | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.5) |
Highest level of education | ||||
None | 144 (30.4) | 84 (42.4) | 70 (61.4) | 298 (38.0) |
Primary | 271 (57.3) | 99 (50.0) | 38 (33.3) | 408 (52.0) |
Secondary | 41 (8.7) | 11 (5.6) | 5 (4.4) | 57 (7.3) |
Higher education | 17 (3.6) | 4 (2.0) | 1 (0.9) | 22 (2.8) |
Gravidity | ||||
Primi | 145 (30.7) | 71 (35.9) | 27 (23.7) | 243 (31.0) |
2–3 | 272 (57.5) | 101 (51.0) | 56 (49.1) | 429 (54.7) |
4+ | 56 (11.8) | 26 (13.1) | 31 (27.2) | 113 (14.4) |
Number of children under 5 | ||||
0 | 209 (44.6) | 85 (43.2) | 35 (31.5) | 329 (42.3) |
1 | 141 (30.1) | 65 (33.0) | 37 (33.3) | 243 (31.3) |
2–4 | 117 (25.0) | 45 (22.8) | 39 (35.1) | 201 (25.9) |
5+ | 2 (0.4) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.5) |
Socioeconomic status group | ||||
Poorest | 44 (13.1) | 28 (16.5) | 51 (48.1) | 123 (20.1) |
Very poor | 54 (16.0) | 50 (29.4) | 19 (17.9) | 123 (20.1) |
Poor | 63 (18.7) | 45 (26.5) | 14 (13.2) | 122 (19.9) |
Less poor | 79 (23.4) | 29 (17.1) | 15 (14.2) | 123 (20.1) |
Least poor | 97 (28.8) | 18 (10.6) | 7 (6.6) | 122 (19.9) |
Missing a | 136 | 28 | 8 | 172 |
Gestation trimester | ||||
First | 12 (2.5) | 5 (2.5) | 3 (2.6) | 20 (2.6) |
2nd | 155 (32.8) | 68 (34.3) | 36 (31.6) | 259 (33.0) |
3rd | 228 (48.2) | 98 (49.5) | 67 (58.8) | 393 (50.1) |
Missing | 78 (16.5) | 27 (13.6) | 8 (7.0) | 113 (14.4) |
ANC visit number | ||||
1 | 190 (40.2) | 111 (55.8) | 43 (37.4) | 344 (43.7) |
2 | 117 (24.7) | 35 (17.6) | 32 (27.8) | 184 (23.4) |
3 | 82 (17.3) | 22 (11.1) | 19 (16.5) | 123 (15.6) |
4 | 32 (6.8) | 8 (4.0) | 12 (10.4) | 52 (6.6) |
5 | 6 (1.3) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.0) |
6 | 3 (0.6) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.6) |
Missing | 43 (9.1) | 19 (9.6) | 9 (7.8) | 71 (9.0) |
Reason for visit | ||||
Routine ANC | 325 (95.9) | 162 (95.3) | 102 (96.2) | 587 (95.8) |
Routine ANC + ill | 2 (0.6) | 3 (1.8) | 1 (0.9) | 6 (1.0) |
Ill | 10 (3.0) | 4 (2.4) | 3 (2.8) | 17 (2.8) |
Missing | 136 | 29 | 8 | 175 |