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Table 1 Characteristics of pregnant women enrolled in the study

From: Safety of artemether-lumefantrine exposure in first trimester of pregnancy: an observational cohort

Characteristics

First trimester

First half of second trimester

All trimesters

 

n = 602

n = 1181

n = 1783

Mean age, (years)*

25.7 (6.8; 14 – 49)

25.9 (6.7; 13 – 46)

25.8 (6.8; 13 – 49)

Mean BMI*

23.2 (3.9; 14.2 – 39.6)

23.3 (3.6; 14.0 – 42.5)

23.4 (3.7; 14.0 – 42.5)

Mean gestational age, (weeks)*

10.5 (2.6; 3 – 12)

16.9 (1.5; 13 – 20)

14.8 (3.7; 3 – 20)

Gravidity#

   

   Primigravidae

182 (30.0)

377 (31.9)

559 (31.4)

   Secundigravidae

109 (18.0)

227 (19.2)

336 (18.8)

   3 – 4 pregnancies

180 (29.6)

315 (26.7)

495 (27.8)

   ≥ 5 pregnancies

131 (21.4)

262 (22.2)

393 (22.0)

Recruited sites#

   

   Health facility

468 (22.3)

973 (82.4)

1441 (80.8)

   Home

134 (77.7)

208 (17.6)

342 (19.2)

Drinking alcohol#

14 (2.7)

27 (2.3)

41 (2.3)

Smoking cigarette#

5 (0.8)

2 (0.2)

7 (0.4)

Haemoglobin level (g/dl)*

10.8 (1.5; 5.0 – 14.6)

10.7 (1.5; 5.4 – 14.9)

10.7 (1.5; 5.0 – 14.9)

HIV status#

   

   Negative

533 (88.5)

1086 (92.0)

1619 (90.8)

   Positive

18 (3.0)

46 (3.9)

64 (3.6)

   No results

51 (8.5)

49 (4.1)

100 (5.6)

Syphilis test#

   

   Negative

521 (86.5)

1082 (91.6)

1603 (89.9)

   Positive

12 (2.0)

15 (1.3)

27 (1.5)

   No results

69 (11.5)

84 (7.1)

153 (8.6)

  1. Abbreviation: BMI = Body Mass Index.
  2. *Represents data presented in mean, (standard deviation [SD]; range).
  3. #Represent data presented in number (%).