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Table 1 Clinical and socio-demographic profile of study women

From: Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection among pregnant women at first antenatal visit in post-Ebola Monrovia, Liberia

Variables

n (%)

Age (in years) range (n  = 191)

 ≤ 17

7 (3.7%)

 18–25

65 (34.0%)

 26–35

92 (48.2%)

 ≥ 36

27 (14.1%)

 Mean (SD)

27.3 (6.10)

Anaemia (n  = 193)

 Normal range (≥ 11 mg/dL)

113 (58.5%)

 Anaemia (< 11 mg/dL)

80 (41.5%)

 Mean haemoglobin levels (SD)

11.2 (1.42)

Gravidity (n = 194)

 Primigravidae

141 (27.3%)

 Multigravidae

53 (72.7%)

Gestational age (n  = 186)

 Mean (SD)

17.7 (7.14)

Fever (n  = 188)

 No

182 (96.8%)

 Yes, ≥ 38 °C at point of enrolment

6 (3.2%)

Anti-malarial use (n  = 195)

 Not in the current pregnancy

140 (71.8%)

 Yes in the current pregnancy

55 (28.2%)

Tuberculosis (n  = 195)

 Not on TB treatment

193 (99.0%)

 Self-reported on TB treatment

2 (1.0%)

HIV (n  = 167)

 Confirmed negative test

162 (97.0%)

 Confirmed positive test

5 (3.0%)

Syphilis (n  = 160)

 Confirmed negative test

159 (99.4%)

 Confirmed positive test

1 (0.6%)

ITN (n  = 195)

 Did not use an ITN the preceding night

139 (71.3%)

 Slept under an ITN the preceding night

56 (28.7%)

Education completed (n  = 186)

 None

25 (14.6%)

 Primary

24 (14.0%)

 Secondary

97 (56.7%)

 Tertiary/college

1 (0.6%)

 University

17 (9.9%)

Current occupation (n  = 194)

 Professional/technological

12 (7.0%)

 Sales/services: self-employed

62 (36.3%)

 Sales/services: salaried

12 (7.0%)

 Skilled/unskilled manual

14 (8.2%)

 Clerical

4 (2.3%)

 Student (no other paid occupation)

43 (25.2%)

 Unemployed

23 (13.5%)

  1. n number of participants