Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: Assessment of the Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Three-Dose Policy on Birth Outcomes in Rural Northern Ghana

Table 1

Background characteristics of study mothers.

Characteristics	No.	%
Age (years)
15-19	35	13.8
20-29	143	56.3
30-39	67	26.4
40-47	9	3.5
Marital status
Married	235	85.8
Single	37	13.4
Divorced	2	0.8
Educational level
No formal education	28	11.0
Basic education	61	24.0
Secondary education	109	42.9
Tertiary education	56	22.1
Occupation
Trading	54	21.2
Housewife	56	21.5
Farming	24	9.5
Civil service	52	20.8
Practicing a trade	68	27.0
Number of children alive including current child
1-2	164	64.6
3-4	75	29.5
5-6	15	5.9