Prevalence and Determinants of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Pregnant Women Receiving Antenatal Care in Kasoa Polyclinic, Ghana

Table 1

General characteristics of study participants.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age in years
≤20	12	4.0
21–30	186	62.0
31–40	96	32.0
41–50	6	2.0
Educational level
None	57	19.0
Primary	75	25.0
J. H. S.	116	38.7
S. H. S.	38	12.7
Tertiary	14	4.7
Marital status
Single	70	23.3
Married	230	76.7
Employment status
Unemployed	95	31.7
Employed	205	68.3
Gravidity
Primigravidae	172	57.3
Multigravidae	128	42.7
Stage of pregnancy
First trimester	79	26.3
Late trimesters	221	73.7
Type of toilet facility
Owned	234	78.0
Shared	66	22.0
Hand washing before meals
No	11	3.7
Yes	289	96.3
Feeding
Prepare food at home	257	85.7
Buy food outside	43	14.3
Drinking water sources
Treated sources	289	96.3
Untreated sources	11	3.7
Deworming history
≤6 months	88	29.3
>6 months	212	70.7

Data are presented as frequency and percentages; J. H. S.: junior high school; S. H. S.: senior high school.