Table 1. Characteristics of the study population.
| Characteristic | All women interviewedn = 500 | Women with at least 2 qualifying ANC visitsn = 2751 |
| Age (years); mean (sd) | 25.5 (6.2) | 25.4 (6.3) |
| ≤18 years | 50 (10.0) | 30 (10.9) |
| 19–24 years | 204 (40.8) | 114 (41.4) |
| 25–34 years | 182 (36.4) | 96 (34.9) |
| ≥35 years | 64 (12.8) | 35 (12.7) |
| Married; n (%) | 451 (90.2) | 247 (89.8) |
| Education; n (%) | ||
| None | 34 (6.8) | 14 (5.1) |
| Primary | 350 (70.0) | 197 (71.6) |
| Secondary/Postsecondary | 116 (23.2) | 64 (23.3) |
| Religion; n (%) | ||
| Christian-based | 305 (61.0) | 160 (58.2) |
| Muslim | 195 (39.0) | 115 (41.8) |
| Village type; n (%) | ||
| Rural | 372 (74.4) | 213 (77.4) |
| Peri-Urban | 128 (25.6) | 62 (22.6) |
| Number of births; mean (sd) | 3.9 (2.6) | 3.8 (2.6) |
| Knowledge of malaria score; n (%) | ||
| High | 292 (58.4) | 162 (58.9) |
| Low | 208 (41.6) | 113 (41.1) |
| Belief SP is safe during pregnancy; n (%) | 248 (49.7) | 122 (44.4) |
| Knowledge of SP safety score; n (%) | ||
| High | 447 (89.4) | 240 (87.3) |
| Low | 53 (10.6) | 35 (12.7) |
| Who decides if SP is used during pregnancy? n (%) | ||
| Respondent | 159 (31.8) | 90 (32.7) |
| Husband/partner | 25 (5.0) | 15 (5.4) |
| Respondent and husband jointly | 130 (26.0) | 84 (30.6) |
| Someone else | 186 (37.2) | 86 (31.3) |
| Most important influence to use SP; n (%) | ||
| Given free at ANC | 97 (19.4) | 53 (19.3) |
| Recommended by a doctor or nurse | 341 (68.2) | 193 (70.2) |
| Ad on radio or poster | 23 (4.6) | 12 (4.4) |
| Hearing from other pregnant women | 39 (7.8) | 17 (6.2) |
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(n = 275): Excludes women without 2 qualifying ANC visits in the 2nd and 3rd trimester (n = 46), women using SP for the treatment of malaria (n = 179).