Table 4.
Baseline characteristics of study participants at individual level
| Characteristics | Control (N = 845) | Intervention (N = 818) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Parity | ||||||
| 0 | 295 | 34.95 | 215 | 26.28 | 510 | 30.69 |
| 1 | 195 | 23.10 | 191 | 23.35 | 386 | 23.23 |
| ≥ 2 | 354 | 41.94 | 412 | 50.37 | 766 | 46.09 |
| Gravidity | ||||||
| 1 | 238 | 28.20 | 176 | 21.52 | 414 | 24.91 |
| 2 | 189 | 22.39 | 182 | 22.25 | 371 | 22.32 |
| ≥ 3 | 417 | 49.41 | 460 | 56.23 | 877 | 52.77 |
| Gestation at first ANC visit | ||||||
| First | 324 | 38.57 | 260 | 31.86 | 584 | 35.27 |
| Second | 414 | 49.29 | 451 | 55.27 | 865 | 52.23 |
| Third | 102 | 12.14 | 105 | 12.87 | 207 | 12.5 |
| Mean (SD) gestational age | 15.93 | 7.12 | 17.08 | 6.74 | ||
| Age group | ||||||
| Under 20 | 125 | 14.81 | 134 | 16.38 | 259 | 15.58 |
| 20–29 | 470 | 55.69 | 423 | 51.71 | 893 | 53.73 |
| 30 and above | 249 | 29.50 | 261 | 31.91 | 510 | 30.69 |
| Mean age (SD) | 26.29 | 6.37 | 26.44 | 6.64 | ||
| Educational level | ||||||
| None | 87 | 10.32 | 127 | 15.54 | 214 | 12.89 |
| Basic | 617 | 73.19 | 611 | 74.79 | 1228 | 73.98 |
| Post basic | 139 | 16.49 | 79 | 9.67 | 218 | 13.13 |
| ITN ownership | ||||||
| Yes | 574 | 68.09 | 665 | 81.3 | 1239 | 74.59 |
| ITN use | ||||||
| Yes | 341 | 40.45 | 470 | 57.46 | 811 | 48.83 |
| IPT-SP served | ||||||
| Yes | 239 | 28.35 | 294 | 36.16 | 533 | 32.19 |
| Anaemia | ||||||
| Yes | 381 | 45.14 | 403 | 49.27 | 784 | 47.17 |
| Mean haemoglobin (SD) (g/dl) | 11.03 | (1.46) | 10.99 | (1.44) | ||
| Parasitaemia | ||||||
| Yes | 64 | 7.69 | 111 | 13.70 | 175 | 10.66 |
| GMPD (95% CI) | 653.45 (481.56–886.68) | 442.76 (332.01–590.46) | ||||