Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria and associated factors among pregnant women at Boset District in East Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and malaria prevention methods in boset district, Ethiopia, 2022

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)	Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age groups in years			Residence
15–19	38	11.6	Rural	252	76.8
20–24	102	31.1	Urban	76	23.2
25–29	121	36.9	Gravidity
30–34	52	15.9	Multigravidae	91	27.7
≥ 35	15	4.6	Primigravidae	131	39.9
Occupational status			Secondigravidae	106	32.3
Daily wage laborer	51	15.5	Gestational age
Farmer	192	58.5	1st trimester	104	31.7
Government	23	7.0	2nd trimester	155	47.3
Private	48	14.6	3rd trimester	69	21.0
Other	14	4.3	ANC Attendance
Educational status			Yes	278	84.8
No formal education	102	31.1	No	50	15.2
Primary School	125	38.1	ITN Ownership
Secondary School	74	22.6	Yes	219	66.8
College/University	27	8.2	No	109	33.2
Marital Status			ITN Utilization
Single	2	0.6	Yes	179	54.6
Married	314	95.7	No	149	45.4
Separated	5	1.5	IRS Use(past 1yrs)
Divorced	7	2.1	Yes	134	40.9
			No	194	59.1

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