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 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.

Sociodemographic variables	Frequency (n)	Percent
Age group (years)
<24	403	34.1
25–29	383	32.4
30–34	248	21
35+	147	12.5
Marital status
Married	1096	92.8
Cohabiting	39	3.3
Widow	2	0.2
Single	44	3.7
Religion
Muslim	1053	89.2
Christian	128	10.8
Residence/locality
Rural	162	13.7
Peri-urban	232	19.6
Urban	787	66.6
Educational level
No school	585	49.5
Primary	253	21.4
Secondary	178	15.1
College/tertiary	165	14.0
Occupation
Farmer	44	3.7
Artisan	235	19.9
Salaried employment	149	12.6
Petty trading	465	39.4
Business owners	23	1.9
Food vendor	26	2.2
Domestic activities	10	0.9
Student	56	4.7
Unemployed	170	14.4
Other	3	0.3
Ethnicity
Dagomba	910	77.1
Other	271	22.9

Data are presented as count and percent.