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Table 2 Socio-demographic features

From: Malaria knowledge and experiences with community health workers among recently pregnant women in Malawi

Indicator

Overall

Nkata Bay

Ntcheu

p-value

N = 370

N = 179

N = 191

Age in years (mean)

25 (16–44)

24.9 (16–43)

25.1 (17–44)

0.79

Gravidity

 Primi (%)

33.0

33.5

32.8

0.71

 Secundi (%)

25.6

27.7

24.5

 Multi (%)

41.3

38.8

42.7

Gravidity (mean)

2.5

2.5

2.5

0.92

Married (%)

83.9

81.3

84.5

0.32

Secondary education (%)

24.9

30.7

21.5

0.05

Wealth groups (%)

 Poor

65.4

60.7

66.8

0.19

 Middle

17.1

17.0

17.2

 Least poor

17.4

22.3

16.0