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Table 2 Obstetric and health service characteristics of study participants

From: Predictors of placental malaria in Upper West Regional Hospital-Ghana

Characteristics

Frequency (%)

Placenta Malaria

Yes (%)

No (%)

Gravidity

Primigravida

87 (29.0)

13(61.90)

74(26.52)

Multigravida

213 (71.0)

8(38.10)

205(73.48)

IPT-SP Use

No SP dose

21 (7.0)

4(19.05)

17(6.09)

Single dose

38 (12.7)

5(23.81)

33(11.83)

Two doses

91 (30.3)

7(33.33)

84(30.11)

Three doses

94 (31.3)

1(4.56)

93(33.33)

Four doses

39 (13.0)

2(9.52)

37(13.26)

Five doses

17 (5.7)

2(9.52)

15(5.38)

IRS

Not Exposed

62(20.67)

12(57.14)

50(17.92)

Exposed

238(79.33)

9(42.86)

229(82.08)

ITN use

Yes

178 (59.3)

9(42.86)

169(60.57)

No

122 (40.7)

12(57.14)

110(39.43)

ANC attendance

None Attendant

4 (1.3)

1(4.76)

3(1.08)

1 to 3 attendance

32 (10.7)

12(57.14)

20(7.17)

4 or more attendance

264 (88.0)

8(38.10)

256(91.75)

Malaria in Index

Pregnancy

Yes

120(40.0)

15(71.43)

105(37.63)

No

180(60.0)

6(28.57)

174(62.37)

HIV status

Negative

279 (93.0)

19(90.48)

260(93.19)

Positive

14 (4.7)

1(4.76)

13(4.66)

Not done

7 (2.3)

1(4.76)

16(2.15)

Hypertension (n = 299)

Hypertension

7 (2.3)

3(15.00)

4(1.43)

Normotension

292 (97.7)

17(85.00)

275(98.57)