Table 1

Characteristic of study participants at enrolment by doses of SP used by the time of delivery

Characteristic	Overall (N=1926)		≤1 dose (N=103)		2 doses (N=369)		3 doses (N=640)		≥4 doses (N=814)
Characteristic	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Study site
Kintampo	1128	58.6	40	38.8	202	54.7	365	57.0	521	64.0
Dodowa	404	21.0	34	33.0	105	28.5	159	24.8	106	13.0
Navrongo	394	20.4	29	28.2	62	16.8	116	18.1	187	23.0
Age
Mean (SD)	27.69 (6.01)		27.26 (6.62)		27.25 (6.28)		27.90 (6.02)		27.78 (5.78)
Age group
18–24 years	647	33.6	40	38.8	141	38.2	202	31.6	264	32.4
25–34 years	995	51.7	45	43.7	177	48.0	345	53.9	428	52.6
≥35 years	284	14.7	18	17.5	51	13.8	93	14.5	122	15.0
Level of education
No education	425	22.1	25	24.3	103	27.9	141	22.0	156	19.2
Primary	306	15.9	16	15.5	63	17.1	100	15.6	127	15.6
Junior high	695	36.1	38	37.0	133	36.0	242	37.8	281	34.5
Secondary or higher	500	25.9	24	23.3	70	19.0	157	24.5	250	30.7
Marital status
Married/married before	1450	75.3	75	72.8	242	65.6	490	76.6	643	79.0
Living together with man, unmarried	263	13.7	17	16.5	72	19.5	91	14.2	83	10.2
Single, unmarried	213	11.0	11	10.7	55	14.9	59	9.2	88	10.8
Religious background
Christian	1475	76.6	83	80.6	267	72.4	485	75.8	640	78.6
Muslim	389	20.2	17	16.5	85	23.0	132	20.6	155	19.0
Traditionalist	11	0.6	0	0.0	5	1.4	4	0.6	2	0.3
Other	51	2.6	3	2.9	12	3.3	19	3.0	17	2.1
Household SES
Poorest	386	20.0	27	26.2	96	26.0	129	20.2	134	16.5
More poor	385	20.0	23	22.3	62	16.8	124	19.4	176	21.6
Poor	385	20.0	20	19.4	78	21.1	113	17.7	174	21.4
Less poor	385	20.0	19	18.5	73	19.8	138	21.6	155	19.0
Least poor	385	20.0	14	13.6	60	16.3	136	21.3	175	21.5
Gravidity
Primigravidae	436	22.6	29	28.2	89	24.1	133	20.8	184	22.6
Secundigravidae	474	24.6	22	21.4	92	24.9	163	25.5	197	24.2
Multigravidae	1016	52.8	52	50.5	188	51.0	344	53.8	433	53.2
ITN use
Yes	1242	64.5	70	68.0	232	62.9	393	61.4	547	67.2
No	684	35.5	33	32.0	137	37.1	247	38.6	267	32.8

ITN, insecticide-treated bednet; SES, socioeconomic status; SP, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine.