Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study participants (n = 92)

Characteristic	Number of pregnant women	Percentage
Age (years)
<18	8	8.7
19–25	52	56.5
>25	32	34.8
Gravida (n)
Primigravida	42	45.7
Secundigravida	17	18.5
Multigravida	33	35.9
Trimester (n)
Second	66	60.7
Third	26	39.3
Parasitaemia (parasites/µl blood)
<1000	14	15.5
1000–10,000	51	55.0
>10,000	27	29.5