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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pregnant women at the time of enrollment

From: Heterogeneity in the prevalence of subclinical malaria, other co-infections and anemia among pregnant women in rural areas of Myanmar: a community-based longitudinal study

Demographic characteristics

Study sites

Total

n (%)

Shwe Kyin

n (%)

Madaya

n (%)

(N = 384)

(N = 368)

(N = 752)

Mean age (SD) (years)

27.2 (6.24)

27.4 (6.23)

27.3 (6.23)

Education

 Illiterate

5 (1.3)

15 (4.1)

20 (2.7)

 Can read/write/primary school

203 (52.9)

206 (56.0)

409 (54.4)

 With at least secondary school

155 (40.4)

142 (38.6)

297 (39.5)

Gestation (week) (by fundal height)

 Median (IQR) 1st trimestera

12 (5–13)

8 (3–13)

10 (3–13)*

 Median (IQR) 2nd trimesterb

22 (14–26)

20 (14–26)

20 (14–26)*

Gravidity

 Primigravid

138 (35.9)

160 (43.5)

298 (39.6)

 Secundigravid

89 (23.2)

104 (28.3)

193 (25.7)

Completely asymptomatic

373 (97.1)

261 (70.9)

634 (84.3)^

With feverc

20 (5.2)

3 (0.8)

23 (3.1)^

Mean (SD) body weight (Kg)

52.4 (7.50)

51.4 (8.75)

51.9 (8.14)

Mean (SD) hemoglobin (g/dl)

10.2 (1.28)

10.4 (1.31)

10.3 (1.30)*

  1. IQR: interquartile range
  2. *p < 0.05 by t-test, ^p < 0.05 by Pearson Chi2
  3. aGestational age 1–13 week
  4. bGestational age 14–26 week
  5. cFever defined as axillary temperature ≥ 37.5 °C or reported fever in 24 h prior