Table 2 Baseline characteristics of parturient women in Jawi district health, northwest Ethiopia, 2022
Characteristics | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age category in years | <20 | 48 (9.1) |
20–34 | 421 (80.0) | |
 ≥ 35 | 57 (10.8) | |
Residence | Urban | 273(51.9) |
Rural | 253(48.1) | |
Marital status | Single | 33 (6.3) |
Married | 493 (93.7) | |
Education status | Illiterate | 251 (47.7) |
Primary education | 154 (29.3) | |
Secondary education | 78 (14.8) | |
College and above | 43 (8.2) | |
Family size |  < 5 | 341 (64.8) |
 ≥ 5 | 185 (35.2) | |
Gravidity | Primigravida | 141 (26.8) |
Secundigravida | 151 (28.7) | |
Multigravida | 234 (44.5) | |
ABO blood group | A | 166 (31.6) |
B | 121 (23) | |
AB | 24 (4.6) | |
O | 215 (40.9) | |
Antenatal care follow up | No follow up | 191 (36.3) |
Partial (1–3) | 198 (37.16) | |
Full follow up(4) | 137 (26) | |
Measurement of upper arm circumstance (MUAC) |  < 23 cm | 127 (24.1) |
 ≥ 23 cm | 399 (75.9) | |
Slept under ITN the night before admission to delivery room | No | 369 (70.2) |
Yes | 157(29.8) | |
IRS within the last 1Â year | No | 244 (46.4) |
Yes | 282 (53.6) | |
Presence of stagnant water in the house vicinity | No | 468 (89) |
Yes | 58 (11) | |
History of malaria infection during pregnancy | Yes | 73 (13.9) |
No | 453 (86.1) | |
Symptoms of malaria at parturiency | Yes | 15 (2.9) |
No | 511 (97.1) |