Table 2. Baseline characteristics of pregnant women.
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 240 | |
| Age (years)–Mean age ± SD [range] | 31·57 ± 5·01 [20–46] | |
| ≤ 25 | 33 | 13·8 |
| 26–30 | 73 | 30·4 |
| 31–35 | 90 | 37·5 |
| 36–40 | 37 | 15·4 |
| > 40 | 7 | 2·9 |
| Gestational agea (weeks)–Median [IQR] | 26 [18–31] | |
| ≤ 13 | 34 | 14·5 |
| 14–27 | 121 | 51·7 |
| > 28 | 79 | 33·8 |
| Lives in a rural area | 130 | 54·2 |
| Educational level b | ||
| Primary | 11 | 4·6 |
| Secondary | 62 | 25·8 |
| Completed Secondary (Post-secondary) | 167 | 69·6 |
| Occupation | ||
| Student | 15 | 6·3 |
| Housewife | 39 | 16·3 |
| Health Professional | 25 | 10·4 |
| Informal Sector | 100 | 41·7 |
| Formal Sector | 61 | 25·4 |
| Parity | ||
| 0 | 50 | 20·8 |
| 1–2 | 98 | 40·8 |
| ≥ 3 | 92 | 38·3 |
| Poor knowledge of Lassa fever transmission and risk factors | 210 | 87·5 |
| Positive history of exposure to rodents in the last 6 months | 191 | 79·6 |
| Possible exposure to Lassa fever infected patients in last 6 months | 14 | 5·8 |
| Positive history of fever during pregnancy | 14 | 5·8 |
| Positive history of Lassa fever | 5 | 2·1 |
| Positive history of malaria during pregnancy | 64 | 26·8 |
| Hypertension | 5 | 2·1 |
| Pregnancy-induced hypertension | 2 | 0·8 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 6 | 2·5 |
| Gestational diabetes | 3 | 1·3 |
| HIV–infected | 14 | 5·8 |
The table describes the characteristics of study participants at baseline.
Note: DM- diabetes mellitus; HIV- human immunodeficiency virus; IQR- interquartile range; n- number of pregnant women recruited into the study; SD- standard deviation.
a Data missing for 6 women.
b All participants had some form of formal education.