Table 2.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants (N=1381)
| Variable | N (%) |
| Age (years) | |
| 15–24 | 678 (49.1) |
| 25–34 | 497 (36.0) |
| 35+ | 205 (14.8) |
| Missing | 1 (0.1) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 1123 (81.3) |
| Urban | 258 (18.7) |
| Province | |
| Central | 93 (6.7) |
| Copperbelt | 56 (4.1) |
| Eastern | 249 (18.0) |
| Luapula | 264 (19.1) |
| Lusaka | 87 (6.3) |
| Muchinga | 95 (6.9) |
| North-Western | 90 (6.5) |
| Northern | 120 (8.7) |
| Southern | 90 (6.5) |
| Western | 237 (17.2) |
| Wealth tertile | |
| Low | 578 (41.8) |
| Middle | 302 (21.9) |
| High | 501 (36.3) |
| Education level | |
| Primary | 675 (48.9) |
| Secondary+ | 428 (31.0) |
| Missing | 278 (20.1) |
| Religion | |
| Christian | 1092 (79.1) |
| Non-Christian | 289 (20.9) |
| Parity | |
| 1 | 348 (25.2) |
| 2 | 307 (22.2) |
| 3+ | 725 (52.5) |
| Missing | 1 (0.1) |
| Got antenatal care | |
| Yes | 1344 (97.3) |
| No | 35 (2.5) |
| Missing | 2 (0.2) |
| IPTp-SP uptake* | |
| 1 | 80 (6.9) |
| 2 | 167 (14.3) |
| 3 | 829 (71.3) |
| 4+ | 87 (7.5) |
| Exposure to media message | |
| No | 759 (55.0) |
| Yes | 622 (45.0) |
| Missing | |
| Knowledge about malaria prevention | |
| Not knowledgeable | 241 (17.5) |
| Knowledgeable | 1055 (78.4) |
| Missing | 85 (6.1) |
| Basic malaria knowledge | |
| Incorrect | 351 (25.4) |
| Correct | 945 (68.4) |
| Missing | 85 (6.2) |
*The proportions excludes the missing values.