Table 2.
General characteristics of participants
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Maternal age (years), mean (± SD) | 26.3 ± 5.7 |
| Age category | |
| 15–24 years | 160 (43.0) |
| 25–34 years | 173 (46.5) |
| ≥ 35 years | 39 (10.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 87 (23.4) |
| Married | 285 (76.6) |
| Woman's education level | |
| Primary | 142 (38.2) |
| Secondary | 178 (47.8) |
| Tertiary | 52 (14.0) |
| Woman's employment status | |
| Not employed | 252 (67.7) |
| Informal employment | 95 (25.6) |
| Formal employment | 25 (6.7) |
| Religion | |
| Catholic | 20 (5.4) |
| Protestant | 350 (94.1) |
| Muslim | 2 (0.5) |
| Ward of residence | |
| Busali | 85 (22.9) |
| Wodanga | 49 (13.2) |
| North Maragoli | 31 (8.3) |
| Chavakali | 64 (17.2) |
| Sabatia | 60 (16.1) |
| Lyaduywa Izava | 83 (22.3) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 287 (77.2) |
| Urban | 85 (22.8) |
| Gestation age at 1st ANC (weeks), mean (SD) | 16.3 ± 6.0 |
| Frequency of ANC visits, median (IQR) | 5 (2) |
| Parity | |
| 1 child | 142 (38.2) |
| 2 children | 82 (22.0) |
| 3+ children | 148 (39.8) |
| Experience of SP side effects | |
| No | 197 (53.0) |
| Yes | 173 (46.5) |
| Not applicable | 2 (0.5) |
| Knowledge of MiP dangers | |
| Unknowledgeable | 112 (30.1) |
| Low knowledge | 136 (36.5) |
| Moderate knowledge | 94 (25.3) |
| Adequate knowledge | 30 (8.1) |
| Knowledge of MiP prevention | |
| Unknowledgeable | 5 (1.3) |
| Low knowledge | 216 (58.1) |
| Moderate knowledge | 128 (34.4) |
| Adequate knowledge | 23 (6.2) |
| Knowledge of IPTp-SP benefits | |
| Poor | 77 (20.7) |
| Good | 295 (79.3) |
| Knowledge of IPTp-SP start | |
| Poor | 318 (85.5) |
| Good | 54 (14.5) |
| Knowledge of optimal SP dose | |
| Poor | 183 (49.2) |
| Good | 189 (50.8) |
ANC: Antenatal care; IPTp-SP: Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulphadoxine pyrimethamine; IQR: Interquartile range; SD: Standard Deviation; SP: Sulphadoxine pyrimethamine