Table 2.
Use of malaria prevention measures by pregnant women attending antenatal clinics and delivery units
| |
Antenatal clinics |
Delivery units |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention measures utilized | Rajnandgaon n = 1498 | Bastar n = 1198 | Rajnandgaon n = 547 | Bastar n = 481 |
| Bed net in household* |
556 (37.1) |
541 (45.2) |
166 (30.4) |
147 (30.6) |
| Among bed net owners: ITN |
7 (1.3) |
2 (0.4) |
2 (1.2) |
3 (2.0) |
| Sleeps under net most nights*† |
312 (56.1) |
345 (63.8) |
70 (42.2) |
80 (54.4) |
| Slept under net last night*† |
347 (62.4) |
395 (73.0) |
103 (62.0) |
108 (73.5) |
| Taken malaria prophylaxis in pregnancy* |
0 |
4 (0.3) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.6) |
| IRS of home*† | 488 (32.6) | 209 (17.5) | 167 (30.6) | 103 (21.4) |
ITN = insecticide-treated bed net. IRS = indoor residual spraying.
Numbers presented are n (%). Numbers may not add to sample size secondary to missing data.
* p < 0.05 comparing Rajnandgoan with Bastar districts for ANC participants.
† p < 0.05 comparing Rajnandgoan with Bastar districts for DU participants.