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Table 5 Comparison of maternal clinical conditions between the groups, at baseline, two months post-intervention, four months post-intervention

From: Improving malaria preventive practices and pregnancy outcomes through a health education intervention: A randomized controlled trial

Variable

Group

χ2

df

p

Intervention

Freq. (%)

n = 186

Control

Freq. (%)

n = 186

Baseline

 Reported malaria diagnosis

    

0.650

1

0.420

  Yes

49

(26.3)

56

(30.1)

   

  No

137

(73.7)

130

(69.9)

   

2 months

 Reported malaria diagnosis

   

4.345

1

0.037

  Yes

76

(46.1)

90

(57.7)

   

  No

89

(53.9)

66

(42.3)

   

4 months

 Reported malaria diagnosis

    

4.910

1

0.027

  Yes

36

(25.9)

49

(38.6)

   

  No

103

(74.1)

78

(61.4)

   

Baseline

 Haematocrit

    

1.573

321

0.117a

 Mean (SD)

33.09

(4.00)

32.42

(3.71)

   

2 months

  Haematocrit

       

  Mean (SD)

31.93

(4.09)

30.63

(3.70)

   

End of pregnancy

 Birth outcome

    

-

-

0.623

 Live birth

140

(97.9)

137

(99.3)

   

 Stillbirth

3

(2.1)

1

(0.7)

   

End of pregnancy

 Birth weight category

    

1.780

1

0.182

 Normal birth weight

98

(77.8)

88

(70.4)

   

 Low birth weight

28

(22.2)

37

(29.6)

   
  1. ( a) – p for t-test