Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women at enrolment
Characteristics | Number of participants (N = 1655) | Percentage of participants (%) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | ||
  ≤ 24 | 587 | 35.5 |
 25–34 | 821 | 49.6 |
  ≥ 35 | 247 | 14.9 |
Highest educational level | ||
 None | 482 | 29.1 |
 Primary school | 285 | 17.2 |
 Junior high school | 542 | 32.8 |
 Senior high school | 247 | 14.9 |
 Tertiary | 99 | 6.0 |
Household SES | ||
 Most poor | 331 | 20.0 |
 More poor | 330 | 19.9 |
 Poor | 332 | 20.1 |
 Less poor | 331 | 20.0 |
 Least poor | 331 | 20.0 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 1223 | 73.9 |
 Single, unmarried | 432 | 26.1 |
Religion | ||
 Christian | 1216 | 73.5 |
 Muslim | 365 | 22.0 |
 Others | 74 | 4.5 |
Profession | ||
 Professional teacher, nurse, accountant, administrator | 77 | 4.7 |
 Clerical/Secretarial | 6 | 0.4 |
 Trader/food seller/business woman | 513 | 31.0 |
 Seamstress, hairdresser, etc. | 259 | 15.7 |
 Farmer/labourer/domestic worker | 350 | 21.1 |
 Other | 56 | 3.4 |
 No profession | 394 | 23.7 |
Maternal BMI (kg/m2) | ||
  < 18.5 | 51 | 3.1 |
 18.5–24.9 | 986 | 59.6 |
 25.0–29.9 | 408 | 24.7 |
  ≥ 30.0 | 133 | 8.0 |
 Missing data | 77 | 4.6 |
Malaria vector prevention | ||
 ITN possession | 1488 | 89.9 |
 ITN use | 1095 | 66.2 |
 ITN torn | 180 | 10.9 |
 Mosquito coil use | 361 | 21.8 |
 Insecticide spray use | 194 | 11.7 |
 Commercial repellent use | 36 | 2.2 |
 Traditional repellent use | 4 | 0.2 |