Table 1.
Characteristics of study subjects.
| Mean age in years (range) | 27 (15–42) |
| Gravid | Proportions% (n) |
| Primigravidae | 29 (157) |
| Secundigravidae | 32 (175) |
| Multigravidae | 39 (208) |
| Weeks of pregnancy | |
| First trimester | 16 (85) |
| Second trimester | 59 (317) |
| Third trimester | 25 (138) |
| Level of education | |
| No school | 12 (64) |
| Primary education | 24 (130) |
| Secondary education | 47 (251) |
| Tertiary education | 16 (88) |
| No response | 1 (7) |
| Malaria positive during pregnancy (self-reported cases) | |
| First-trimester women, N = 85 | 5 (28) |
| Second-trimester women, N = 317 | 3 (18) |
| Third-trimester women, N = 138 | 6 (32) |
| ITN usage | |
| Primigravidae | 29 (157) |
| Secundigravidae | 32 (175) |
| Multigravidae | 39 (208) |