Table 1 Baseline characteristics of pregnant women resident in the Nchelenge district of Zambia by recruitment site
Variable | All (N = 1085) n (%) or n, median (IQR) | Kashikishi (n = 747) n (%) or n, median (IQR) | Nchelenge (n = 338) n (%) or n, median (IQR) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (median) | 25 (20–30) | 737, 24 (20–30) | 338, 25 (20–31) | 0.133 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.591 |
 Single | 203 (18.7) | 134 (17.9) | 69 (20.4) | |
 Married | 874 (80.6) | 607 (81.3) | 267 (80.0) | |
 Widowed/separated | 8 (0.7) | 6 (0.8) | 2 (0.6) | |
Years of schooling | Â | Â | Â | 0.398 |
 None to 6 years | 426 (39.3) | 287 (38.4) | 139 (41.1) | |
 7 years and above | 659 (60.7) | 460 (61.6) | 199 (58.9) | |
Gravidity | Â | Â | Â | 0.657 |
 Primigravidae | 261 (24.1) | 183 (24.5) | 78 (23.1) | |
 Secundigravidae | 165 (15.2) | 117 (15.6) | 48 (14.2) | |
 Multigravidae | 659 (60.7) | 447 (59.8) | 212 (62.7) | |
Bed net ownership | Â | Â | Â | 0.105 |
 No | 551 (50.8) | 367 (49.1) | 184 (54.4) | |
 Yes | 534 (49.2) | 380 (50.9) | 154 (45.6) | |
Bed net usage | Â | Â | Â | 0.349 |
 No | 666 (61.6) | 451 (60.6) | 215 (63.6) | |
 Yes | 416 (38.4) | 293 (39.4) | 123 (36.4) | |
 Missinga | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IRS in previous 1Â year | Â | Â | Â | 0.851 |
 No | 808 (78.1) | 563 (75.7) | 245 (72.7) | |
 Yes | 226 (21.9) | 156 (21.0) | 70 (20.8) | |
 Unknowna | 51 | 28 | 23 | |
Wealth quintile | Â | Â | Â | 0.089 |
 Lowest | 217 (20.0) | 135 (18.1) | 82 (24.3) | |
 Second | 221 (20.4) | 151 (20.3) | 70 (20.7) | |
 Middle | 214 (19.8) | 155 (20.8) | 59 (17.5) | |
 Fourth | 215 (19.9) | 158 (21.20 | 57 (16.9) | |
 Highest | 216 (19.9) | 146 (19.6) | 70 (20.7) | |
 Missinga | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
HIV status | Â | Â | Â | 0.374 |
 Negative | 941 (86.8) | 643 (86.2) | 298 (88.2) | |
 Positive | 143 (13.2) | 103 (13.8) | 40 (11.8) | |
 Missinga | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
ART among HIV-infected | Â | Â | Â | 0.689 |
 No | 82 (57.3) | 58 (56.3) | 24 (60.0) | |
 Yes | 61 (42.7) | 45 (43.7) | 16 (40.0) | |
 NA (HIV negative)a | 941 | 643 | 298 |