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Research Article
The Effectiveness of the Revised Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) in the Prevention of Malaria among Pregnant Women in Northern Ghana
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.
Sociodemographic variables
Frequency (
n
)
Percent
Age group (years)
<24
403
34.1
25–29
383
32.4
30–34
248
21
35+
147
12.5
Marital status
Married
1096
92.8
Cohabiting
39
3.3
Widow
2
0.2
Single
44
3.7
Religion
Muslim
1053
89.2
Christian
128
10.8
Residence/locality
Rural
162
13.7
Peri-urban
232
19.6
Urban
787
66.6
Educational level
No school
585
49.5
Primary
253
21.4
Secondary
178
15.1
College/tertiary
165
14.0
Occupation
Farmer
44
3.7
Artisan
235
19.9
Salaried employment
149
12.6
Petty trading
465
39.4
Business owners
23
1.9
Food vendor
26
2.2
Domestic activities
10
0.9
Student
56
4.7
Unemployed
170
14.4
Other
3
0.3
Ethnicity
Dagomba
910
77.1
Other
271
22.9
Data are presented as count and percent.