Plasmodium Parasitaemia and Urine Alterations among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Aba Metropolis, Abia State, Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and malaria prevalence among study participants.

Characteristics	Not infected		Infected		Total
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Centre
PHC I (Osisioma Ngwa LGA)	11	2.4	39	8.7	50	11.1
PHC II (Aba North LGA)	14	3.1	36	8.0	50	11.1
PHC III (Aba North LGA)	17	3.7	33	7.3	50	11.1
PHC IV (Osisioma Ngwa LGA)	15	3.3	35	7.8	50	11.1
PHC V (Aba North LGA)	16	3.6	34	7.6	50	11.1
PHC VI (Osisioma Ngwa LGA)	20	4.4	30	6.7	50	11.1
PHC VII (Aba South LGA)	18	4.4	32	7.1	50	11.1
PHC VIII (Aba South LGA)	18	4.0	32	7.1	50	11.1
PHC IX (Aba South LGA)	13	2.9	37	8.2	50	11.1
Total
Aba	142	31.4	308	68.4	450	100
Age group
16-20 years	4	0.8	20	4.4	24	5.3
21-25 years	25	5.5	92	20.4	117	26.0
26-30 years	50	11.1	83	18.4	133	29.5
31-35 years	30	6.7	62	13.8	92	20.4
36-40 years	28	6.2	34	7.6	62	13.7
41-45 years	5	1.1	17	3.8	22	4.8
Gestation
1st trimester	44	9.8	129	28.6	173	38.4
2nd trimester	46	10.2	109	24.2	155	34.4
3rd trimester	52	11.5	70	15.6	122	27.1
Parity
Primigravidae	50	11.1	125	27.7	175	38.8
Secundigravidae	58	12.9	98	21.8	156	34.7
Multigravidae	34	7.5	85	18.9	119	26.4
Educational status
No formal education	10	2.2	15	3.3	25	5.6
Primary education	25	5.6	35	7.8	60	13.3
Secondary education	56	12.4	174	38.6	230	51.1
Tertiary education	51	11.3	84	18.7	135	30.0
Marital status
Single	10	2.2	20	4.4	30	6.7
Married	132	29.3	288	64.0	420	93.3