Table 1.

Comparison of demographic and baseline characteristics of study women

Variable	SP-IPTp		ISTp-AL		Total
	(N = 229)		(N = 230)		(N = 459)
	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
Age (years)
≤ 25	58	25.3	76	33	135	29.4
26–30	103	45	86	37.4	189	41.0
≥ 31	68	29.7	68	29.6	136	29.6
Mean (SD)	28.4	(4.6)	27.9	(5.4)	28.2	(5.0)
Median (IQR)	28	(6)	28	(7)	28	(6)
Educational attainment
Primary	7	3.1	6	2.6	13	2.8
Secondary	96	41.9	99	43	195	42.5
Tertiary	126	55	125	54.4	251	54.7
Occupation
None	10	4.4	21	9.1	31	6.8
Student	49	21.4	46	20	95	20.6
Housewife	26	11.4	24	10.4	50	10.9
Small business owner	92	40.1	90	39.1	182	39.7
Salary worker	52	22.7	49	21.3	101	22
Gravidity
Primagravidae	107	46.7	109	47.4	216	47.0
Secundigravidae	68	29.7	69	30.0	137	29.9
Multigravidae	54	23.6	52	22.6	106	23.1
Household ownership of bed net
No	99	43.2	108	47	207	45.1
Yes	130	56.8	122	53	252	54.9
Slept under bed net (previous night)
No	197	86.	195	84.8	392	85.4
Yes	32	14	35	15.2	67	14.6
Baseline parasitaemia
No	212	92.6	206	89.6	418	91.1
Yes	17	7.4	15	6.5	32	7.0
Parasite density geometric mean [95% CI]	954.8	[490.4–1859.3]	951	[452.5–1998.5]	953	[597.3–1520.6]
Haemoglobin (g/dl)
≥ 11	135	59	165	71.7	300	65.4
8–10.9	92	40.2	62	27.0	154	33.5
< 8	2	0.8	3	1.3	5	1.1
Mean (SD)	11.4	(1.4)	11.6	(1.3)	11.5	(1.4)
Median (IQR)	11.3	(1.8)	11.6	(1.4)	11.5	(1.6)