Table 2: General characteristics by gravidity.

Characteristics Primigravidae (%) Multigravidae (%) P-value for gravidity G1 (n 196) G2-3 (n 142) G4 (n 59) District of residence  Kampala 70.2 67.4 66.7 .97  Wakiso 22.0 23.2 25.0  Other 7.9 9.4 8.3 Age (years) .0001  15–19 68.9 14.9  20 31.1 85.1 Education  Illiterate 4.4 7.1 12.5 .001  Primary 38.3 52.0 60.7  Higher education 57.2 40.9 26.8 Visit to ANC 97.2 95.6 98.2 .61 Recieved IPT 31.6 49.3 55.7 .0001 Bednet (of any kind) 65.8 65.9 75.0 .38 Stillbirth 3.7 2.0 .31 LBW (2500 g) 15.2 9.0 .06 Anaemia (11 g/dL) 23.2 22.6 18.3 .73 Placental malaria .035  Active infection 19.6 12.5 10.3  Past infection 3.8 7.4 0

ANC: antenatal clinic, at least one visit during the present pregnancy. IPT: intermittent preventive antimalarial treatment, at least one dose. Chi-square test used. Age, stillbirth, and LBW were analysed using multigravidae as a pooled group (G2).