Variable | IFA in blister packaging | IFA in loose packaging | All |
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Number of participants [n (%)] | 476 (50.1) | 474 (49.9) | 950 |
Age [mean ± SD] | 25.7 ± (5.3) | 25.2 ± 4.8 | |
Primigravida [n (%)] | 159 (33.4) | 164 (34.7) | 323 (34.0) |
Gestation age in weeks [mean ± SD] | 21.9 ± 3.3 | 23.3 ± 3.4 | |
Married [n (%)] | 385 (80.9) | 390 (82.3) | 775 (81.6) |
Education | |||
No education [n (%)] | 5 (1.1) | 4 (0.8) | 9 (1,0) |
Primary school (7 years) [n (%)] | 96 (20.2) | 97 (20.5) | 193 (20.3) |
Secondary school (6 years) [n (%)] | 286 (60.1) | 311 (65.6) | 597 (62.8) |
Post-secondary (3–5 years) [n (%)] | 89 (18.7) | 62 (13.1) | 151 (16.0) |
Unemployed [n (%)] | 223 (46.8) | 206 (43.5) | 429 (45.1) |
Medical history | |||
HIV positive [n (%)] | 36 (7.6) | 42 (8.9) | 78 (8.3) |
P falciparum infection pregnancy [n (%)] | 125 (26.4) | 133 (28.2) | 258 (27.3) |
Taken IFA before enrolment [n (%)] | 172 (36.1) | 179 (37.8) | 351 (36.9) |
IPT doses | |||
None [n (%)] | 329 (69.1) | 332 (70.0) | 661 (69.6) |
One [n (%)] | 130 (27.3) | 130 (27.4) | 260 (27.4) |
Two [n (%)] | 17 (3.6) | 12 (2.5) | 29 (3.0) |
Deworming in pregnancy | |||
None [n (%)] | 379 (79.6) | 380 (80.2) | 759 (79.9) |
At least one dose [n (%)] | 97 (20.4) | 94 (19.8) | 191 (20.1) |
Hemoglobin [mean ± SD] | 11.6 ± 1.2 | 11.6 ± 1.4 | |
Anemia categories | |||
No anemia [n (%)] | 347 (72.9) | 333 (71.2) | 680 (71.6) |
Any anemia < 11.0 mg/dl [n (%)] | 129 (27.1) | 141 (29.8) | 270 (28.4) |
Dietary history | |||
Meals per day [mean ± SD] | 2.6 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 0.8 | |
Fruits per week [mean ± SD] | 4.0 ± 2.9 | 3.8 ± 2.6 | |
Green veg. Per week [mean ± SD] | 3.0 ± 2.4 | 2.9 ± 2.5 | |
Meat per week [mean ± SD] | 1.8 ± 1.7 | 1.7 ± 1.8 | |
Fish per week [mean ± SD] | 1.5 ± 1.8 | 1.6 ± 1.7 | |
Chicken per week [mean ± SD] | 0.6 ± 1.0 | 0.7 ± 1.3 | |
Beans/peas per week [mean ± SD] | 3.8 ± 2.5 | 4.0 ± 2.3 |