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Table 1 Sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics of the respondents (N = 340)

From: Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy among women in selected communities of Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Variable

Frequency

Percentage

Age (years)

  < 25

69

20.3

 25–34

221

65.0

  ≥ 35

50

14.7

Marital status

 Married

328

96.5

 Not married

12

3.5

Employment status

 Employed

301

88.5

 Unemployed

39

11.5

Respondents’ education

 No formal

8

2.4

 Primary

35

10.3

 Secondary

231

67.9

 Tertiary

66

19.4

Husband education

 No formal

9

2.6

 Primary

43

12.7

 Secondary

187

55.0

 Tertiary

101

29.7

Family type

 Monogamous

292

85.9

 Polygamous

38

11.2

 Single mother

10

2.9

Parity

 Primigravida

51

15.0

 Multigravida

220

64.7

 Grand multipara

69

20.3