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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Household and maternal risk factors for malaria in pregnancy in a highly endemic area of Uganda: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Categories

Wealth index category

All (n = 753)

Least poor (n = 244)

Middle (n = 252)

Poorest (n = 257)

p

Household characteristics (%)

 Type of house constructiona

Moderna

22.8

38.1

13.1

17.9

< 0.001

Traditional

77.2

61.9

86.9

82.1

 Whether airbricks were present

Present

27.8

45.1

18.7

20.2

< 0.001

Not present

72.2

54.9

81.4

79.8

 Number of windows present

≥ 2 windows

19.1

32.0

13.9

12.1

< 0.001

1 window

59.4

57.0

59.1

61.9

No windows

21.5

11.1

27.0

26.1

Maternal characteristics (%)

 Level of education

O level or beyond

24.7

39.3

18.7

16.7

< 0.001

None or primary

75.3

60.7

81.4

83.3

 Bed net ownership before enrolment

LLIN

76.9

84.0

78.2

68.9

0.001

Untreated

14.5

11.1

14.7

17.5

No bed net

8.6

4.9

7.1

13.6

 Categories of gravidity

Multigravida

50.7

54.5

51.6

46.3

0.16

Secundigravida

24.8

25.8

21.8

26.9

Primigravida

24.4

19.7

26.6

26.9

 IPTp regimen

Monthly DP

50.1

46.7

52.8

50.6

0.39

Monthly SP

49.9

53.3

47.2

49.4

  1. aModern houses defined as those with plaster or cement walls, metal or wooden roof, and closed eaves; all other houses defined as traditional