Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of pregnant women in Kisantu health zone, Democratic Republic of the Congo, by Schistosoma haematobium infection status (October 2016–March 2017)
| S. haematobium status | P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (%) | Negative (%) | ||
| Age group (years) | |||
| 18–24 | 41 (22.2) | 144 (77.8) | 0.03 |
| 25–34 | 15 (10.9) | 123 (89.1) | |
| 35+ | 8 (18.6) | 35 (81.4) | |
| Education | |||
| Some primary or less | 13 (18.6) | 57 (81.4) | 0.12 |
| Completed primary | 37 (21.0) | 139 (79.0) | |
| Secondary and beyond | 14 (11.8) | 105 (88.2) | |
| Civil status | |||
| Married/cohabitating | 36 (14.0) | 222 (86.0) | < 0.01 |
| Not in a union | 28 (25.9) | 80 (74.1) | |
| Pregnancy history | |||
| Primigravid | 23 (21.3) | 85 (78.7) | 0.08 |
| Multigravid | 33 (13.8) | 206 (86.2) | |
| Current pregnancy† | |||
| First trimester | 9 (28.1) | 23 (71.9) | 0.20 |
| Second trimester | 27 (18.0) | 123 (82.0) | |
| Third trimester | 28 (15.1) | 157 (84.9) | |
| Clinic site | |||
| Kintanu Etat | 54 (24.2) | 169 (75.8) | < 0.01 |
| Ngeba | 3 (4.8) | 60 (95.2) | |
| Lemfu | 7 (8.6) | 74 (91.4) | |
| Total | 64 (17.4) | 303 (82.6) | – |
* P-values calculated using Wald chi-square tests.
† First trimester defined as 0–12 weeks, second trimester 13–27 weeks, and third trimester 28+ weeks.