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Tab 2
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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 2
Reproductive health and obstetric history of participants.
Variables
Frequency (
n
)
Percent
Gravidae
Primigravidae
349
29.6
Secundigravidae
269
22.8
Multigravidae
563
47.6
Parity
Nulliparous
391
33.1
Primiparous
257
21.8
Multiparous
533
45.1
Trimester at 1st ANC
1st trimester (0–12 weeks)
507
42.9
2nd trimester (13–24 weeks)
636
53.9
3rd trimester (25 to term)
38
3.2
ITN ownership
Yes
764
64.7
ITN use
Yes
523
44.3
Frequency ITN use
Every evening
230
44
Once a while
293
56
Malaria parasitaemia at registration
Negative
1127
95.5
Positive
54
4.5
Data presented as count and percent.