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Table 1 Socio-demographic and malaria prevention characteristics among study participants

From: Diagnosis of malaria in pregnancy: accuracy of CareStart™ malaria Pf/PAN against light microscopy among symptomatic pregnant women at the Central Hospital in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Parameter

Category

Number

Proportion (%)

Educational level

Primary and below

10

9.6

 

Secondary and above

94

90.4

Civil status

Married or cohabiting

68

65.4

 

Not married

36

34.6

LLITN use

Regular use

74

72.1

 

Irregular or non-use

29

27.9

IPT use (eligible women)

Regular use

68

77.3

 

Irregular use

9

10.2

 

Non-use

11

12.5

IPT drug used

Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine

78

100.0

 

Other drug

0

0.0