Table 3 Characteristics of pregnant women from Msambweni Country referral hospital, Kwale Kenya from whom Plasmodium falciparum isolates were recovered for analysis (N = 84)
Characteristic | Mean, median or proportion |
|---|---|
Age in years (mean; SD) | 23.7 (6.14) |
Marital status | |
Single | 19 (23%) |
Married | 53 (63%) |
Cohabiting | 11 (13%) |
Divorced | 1 (1%) |
Education | |
None to lower primary school | 24 (29%) |
Upper primary school | 48 (57%) |
Secondary school | 12 (14%) |
Occupation | |
Unemployed | 79 (94%) |
Employed | 5 (6%) |
Monthly household expenditure (KShs.): | |
< 5000 | 61 (73%) |
≥ 5000 | 23 (27%) |
Bed net use | |
Yes | 76 (90%) |
No | 8 (10%) |
First pregnancy? | |
Yes | 32 (38%) |
No | 52 (62%) |
Gestation in weeks (mean, SD) | 22.0 (5.19) |
Number of Visits of Folic acid use (mean, SD) | 3.7 (1.40) |
Number of Visits of Fansidar use (mean, SD) | 3.5 (1.43) |
Hb g/dL (mean, SD) | 9.5 (2.31) |
Parasite load/µL of blood (median; IQR) | 2760 (1200–7133) |