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Table 2 Summary characteristics of pregnant women participating in the focus group discussions

From: Intermittent screening and treatment or intermittent preventive treatment compared to current policy of single screening and treatment for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy in Eastern Indonesia: acceptability among health providers and pregnant women

Site

Trial arma

Number of focus group discussions (FGDs)

Number of participants (n)

Average age (range)

Marital status (n)

Average number of pregnancies (range)

Sumba

IST negative

2

16

30 (24–42)b

Married (10), single (6)

3 (1–8)

Mimika

IST negative

2

16

29 (20–40)c

Married (14), single (2)

3 (1–5)

Sumba

SST negative

2

11

34 (24–42)

Married (8), single (3)

4 (1–6)

Mimika

SST negative

2

12

27 (18–39)

Married (12), single (0)

2 (1–8)

Mimika

IST positive

1

7

25 (16–32)

Married (7), single (0)

2 (1–5)

Mimika

SST positive

1

6

33 (25–42)

Married (6), single (0)

4 (2–6)

Sumba

IPTp

2

10

27 (20–32)

Married (9), single (1)

2 (1–4)

Mimika

IPTp

2

16

26 (16–40)

Married (15), single (1)

2 (1–6)

Sumba

Heterogenous

1

6

33 (25–44)

Married (6), single (0)

3 (2–4)

Mimika

Heterogenous

1

6

24 (19–37)

Married (6), single (0)

2 (1–4)

  1. aDue to low malaria incidence FGDs with IST or SST positive women did not take place in Sumba
  2. b12 out of the 16 women reported their age
  3. c15 out of the 16 women reported their age