Research Article
Determinants of Malaria Prevention and Treatment Seeking Behaviours of Pregnant Undergraduates Resident in University Hostels, South-East Nigeria
Table 1
Respondents’ characteristics and whether they have had malaria in their pregnancy
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| | Demographic characteristics | | Gestational age | | (%) | <6 months
(12, 10.0%) | 6–8 months
(42, 26.5%) | >8 months
(67, 55.4%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | 16–20 | 39 (23.2%) | 1 (0.8%) | 14 (11.6%) | 24 (19.8%) | | 21–25 | 51 (42.2%) | 5 (4.1%) | 17 (14.1%) | 29 (24.0%) | | 26–30 | 19 (15.7%) | 3 (2.5%) | 7 (5.8%) | 9 (7.4%) | | ≥31 | 12 (10.0%) | 3 (2.5%) | 4 (3.3%) | 5 (4.1%) | | Gravidity | | | | | | Primigravida | 89 (73.6%) | 2 (1.7%) | 34 (28.1%) | 53 (43.8%) | | Secundigravida | 26 (21.5%) | 7 (5.8%) | 7 (5.8%) | 12 (10.0%) | | Gavida ≥ 3 | 6 (5.0%) | 3 (2.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | 2 (1.7%) | | Year of study | | | | | | First year | 4 (3.3%) | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | | Second year | 14 (11.6%) | 3 (2.5%) | 4 (3.3%) | 7 (5.8%) | | Third year | 31 (25.6%) | 2 (1.7%) | 15 (12.4%) | 14 (11.6%) | | Fourth year | 49 (40.5%) | 4 (3.3%) | 13 (10.7%) | 32 (26.5%) | | Fifth year | 23 (19.0%) | 2 (1.7%) | 7 (5.8%) | 14 (11.6%) |
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