Table 1: General characteristics.District (%) Kampala 68.6 Wakiso 22.9 Other 8.5 Ethnic group (%) Ganda 62.8 Nyankole 8.0 Soga 6.0 Rwandese 5.3 Other 17.9 Median age (years) 20 (IQR: 18–25) Education (%) Illiterate 6.9 Primary 46.4 Secondary 42.3 Higher 4.3 Marital status (%) Married 74.0 Single 20.4 Cohabitant 5.6 Occupation (%) Housewife 55.8 Peasant 2.9 Student 9.7 Casual worker 18.2 Professional job 2.9 Unemployed 10.5 Visit to ANC (%) 96.8 Received IPT (%) 41.5 Use of bednet (%) 67.3 Use of ITN (%) 32.0 Median Hb level (g/dl) 12.3 (IQR: 10.9–13.4) Hb
11 g/dl (%) 22.0 Folic acid supplementation (%) 70.4 Iron supplementation (%) 79.3 Median birthweight (g) 3100 (IQR: 2800–3500) LBW (%) 12.2 Preterm delivery (%) 3.1 Stillbirth (%) 2.8 Caesarean (%) 17.6 Peripheral malaria (%) 9.0 Placental malaria (%) Histology 13.9 Blood smear 11.3
ANC: antenatal clinic, at least one visit during the present pregnancy.