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Table 5 Baseline characteristics of study participants at ANC clinic level

From: Effectiveness of pregnant women’s active participation in their antenatal care for the control of malaria and anaemia in pregnancy in Ghana: a cluster randomized controlled trial

 

Control

Intervention

p value

Number of clusters (ANC clinics)

7

7

 

Hb

 Mean of ANC clinic summaries

11.03

10.99

0.83

 Standard deviation

0.38

0.33

 

 Median

11.06

11.01

 

 Range

10.55–11.47

10.61–11.63

 

Age

 Mean of ANC clinic summaries

26.29

26.40

0.83

 Standard deviation

0.92

0.98

 

 Median

25.88

26.11

 

 Range

25.22–27.54

25.07–27.89

 

Gestational age at enrolment (weeks)

 Mean of ANC clinic summaries

15.92

17.12

0.26

 Standard deviation

1.95

1.86

 

 Median

16.01

18.03

 

 Range

13.07–18.95

14.42–19.18

 

Parity

 Mean of ANC clinic summaries

1.60

1.95

0.03

 Standard deviation

0.24

0.28

 

 Median

1.54

1.84

 

 Range

1.28–2.05

1.66–2.50

 

Gravidity

 Mean of ANC clinic summaries

2.93

3.24

0.03

 Standard deviation

0.21

0.27

 

 Median

3.00

3.23

 

 Range

2.61–3.16

2.92–3.80

 

Parasite density

 Mean of ANC clinic summaries

1202.95

1625.57

0.40

 Standard deviation

601.19

1138.95

 

 Median

989.33

1300.00

 

 Range

543.33–2014

559.20–4087

 

Anaemia

 Mean of ANC clinic proportions

45.08

49.23

0.50

 95% CI

(33.20–56.96)

(40.51–57.96)

 

Felt unwell

 Mean of ANC clinic proportions

54.09

66.47

0.28

 95% CI

(31.76–76.42)

(52.02–80.92)

 

ITN ownership

 Mean of ANC clinic proportions

67.90

81.55

0.004

 95% CI

(62.44–73.36)

(73.98–89.12)

 

ITN use

 Mean of ANC clinic proportions

40.28

58.03

0.03

 95% CI

(31.58–48.97)

(42.09–73.96)

 

Parasitaemia

 Mean of ANC clinic proportions

9.14

15.86

 

 95% CI

(2.93–15.36)

(8.57–23.15)

0.11