Research Article
Plasmodium Parasitaemia and Urine Alterations among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Aba Metropolis, Abia State, Nigeria
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics and malaria prevalence among study participants.
| Characteristics | Not infected | Infected | Total | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| Centre | PHC I (Osisioma Ngwa LGA) | 11 | 2.4 | 39 | 8.7 | 50 | 11.1 | PHC II (Aba North LGA) | 14 | 3.1 | 36 | 8.0 | 50 | 11.1 | PHC III (Aba North LGA) | 17 | 3.7 | 33 | 7.3 | 50 | 11.1 | PHC IV (Osisioma Ngwa LGA) | 15 | 3.3 | 35 | 7.8 | 50 | 11.1 | PHC V (Aba North LGA) | 16 | 3.6 | 34 | 7.6 | 50 | 11.1 | PHC VI (Osisioma Ngwa LGA) | 20 | 4.4 | 30 | 6.7 | 50 | 11.1 | PHC VII (Aba South LGA) | 18 | 4.4 | 32 | 7.1 | 50 | 11.1 | PHC VIII (Aba South LGA) | 18 | 4.0 | 32 | 7.1 | 50 | 11.1 | PHC IX (Aba South LGA) | 13 | 2.9 | 37 | 8.2 | 50 | 11.1 | Total | Aba | 142 | 31.4 | 308 | 68.4 | 450 | 100 | Age group | 16-20 years | 4 | 0.8 | 20 | 4.4 | 24 | 5.3 | 21-25 years | 25 | 5.5 | 92 | 20.4 | 117 | 26.0 | 26-30 years | 50 | 11.1 | 83 | 18.4 | 133 | 29.5 | 31-35 years | 30 | 6.7 | 62 | 13.8 | 92 | 20.4 | 36-40 years | 28 | 6.2 | 34 | 7.6 | 62 | 13.7 | 41-45 years | 5 | 1.1 | 17 | 3.8 | 22 | 4.8 | Gestation | 1st trimester | 44 | 9.8 | 129 | 28.6 | 173 | 38.4 | 2nd trimester | 46 | 10.2 | 109 | 24.2 | 155 | 34.4 | 3rd trimester | 52 | 11.5 | 70 | 15.6 | 122 | 27.1 | Parity | Primigravidae | 50 | 11.1 | 125 | 27.7 | 175 | 38.8 | Secundigravidae | 58 | 12.9 | 98 | 21.8 | 156 | 34.7 | Multigravidae | 34 | 7.5 | 85 | 18.9 | 119 | 26.4 | Educational status | No formal education | 10 | 2.2 | 15 | 3.3 | 25 | 5.6 | Primary education | 25 | 5.6 | 35 | 7.8 | 60 | 13.3 | Secondary education | 56 | 12.4 | 174 | 38.6 | 230 | 51.1 | Tertiary education | 51 | 11.3 | 84 | 18.7 | 135 | 30.0 | Marital status | | | | | | | Single | 10 | 2.2 | 20 | 4.4 | 30 | 6.7 | Married | 132 | 29.3 | 288 | 64.0 | 420 | 93.3 |
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