Prevalence of Malaria and Associated Factors among Delivering Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Prevalence of malaria in relation to sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics among delivering mothers in Kuch health center, Northwest Ethiopia, from February to May 2021 ().

Variables category		Number examined	Malaria infection (%)		value
Age	19-28	110	8 (7.3)	0.267	0.875
	29-38	90	5 (5.6)
	≥38	18	1 (5.6)
Educational status	No formal education	135	8 (5.9)	0.535	0.911
	Primary school	70	5 (7.1)
	Secondary school and above	13	1 (7.7)
Occupation	Farmer	148	10 (6.8)	1.251	0.741
	House wife	21	2 (9.5)
	Private business/government	49	2 (4.1)
Residence	Rural	121	8 (6.6)	0.016	0.899
	Urban	97	6 (6.2)
Gravidity	Primigravida	76	11 (14.5)	12.611	0.002
	Secundigravida	84	2 (2.4)
	Multigravida	58	1 (1.7)
ANC	No follow-up	24	4 (16.7)	5.118	0.077
	Partial follow-up (≤3 ANC)	115	7 (6)
	Full follow-up (4 ANC)	79	3 (3.8)
Previous preterm	Yes	7	1 (14.3)	0.744	0.388
	No	211	13 (6.2)
Birth weight	<2.5 kg	11	3 (27.3)	8.381	0.004
	≥2.5 kg	207	11 (5.3)
ABO blood group	AB	32	1 (3.1)	1.656	0.647
	A	51	5 (9.8)
	B	56	3 (5.4)
	O	79	5 (6.3)
Previous malaria attack	Yes (within 1 year)	25	2 (8)	0.117	0.732
	No	193	12 (6.2)
Malaria prevention method	Not used	74	7 (9.5)	2.920	0.404
	IRS	101	4 (3.9)
	ITN	36	2 (5.6)
	ITN and IRS	7	1 (14.3)