Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population.
| Characteristic | Category | Value |
| Mean age (years ± SD) | 24.8±6.34 (range: 14–48) | |
| Age (years) | <20 | 43 (22.0)* |
| 20–24 | 63 (31.0) | |
| 25–29 | 51 (25.5) | |
| ≥30 | 43 (21.5) | |
| Area of residence | Rural | 86 (42.8) |
| Semi-urban | 115 (57.2) | |
| Monthly income | <28000 FCFA | 154 (77.4) |
| ≥28000 FCFA | 45 (22.6) | |
| Marital status | Married | 134 (67.0) |
| Single | 66 (33.0) | |
| Level of education | ≤Primary | 94 (46.8) |
| ≥Secondary | 107 (53.2) | |
| Parity | Primiparous | 45 (22.5) |
| Secundiparous | 46 (23.0) | |
| Multiparous | 109 (54.5) | |
| Number of ANC visits | <3 | 112 (55.7) |
| ≥3 | 89 (44.3) | |
| Reported use of mosquito net | Not always | 122 (61.3) |
| Always | 77 (38.7) | |
| SP dose | 0 | 71 (35.3) |
| 1 | 77 (38.3) | |
| ≥2 | 53 (26.4) | |
| HIV infection | 12 (6.0) | |
| Clinical malaria during pregnancy | 34 (16.9) |
*
Percentages in brackets.