Research Article
Quality of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Given as Antimalarial Prophylaxis in Pregnant Women in Selected Health Facilities in Central Region of Ghana
Table 2
Comparison of malaria parasite density between primigravidae and multigravidae.
| Category | Gravidity | value | Primigravida | Multigravida | (%) | (%) |
| Malaria status | | | 1.000 | Infected | 25 (13.6%) | 38 (10.6%) | Noninfected | 159 (86.4%) | 321 (89.4%) | Total | 184 (100%) | 359 (100%) | Parasite density | | | 1.000 | 0 | 159 (86.4%) | 321 (89.4%) | 1–999 | 16 (8.7%) | 29 (8.1%) | 1000–9999 | 9 (4.9%) | 9 (2.5%) | 10000 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | Total | 184 (100%) | 359 (100%) |
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value based on Chi-square test.
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