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Table 2 Obstetric characteristics of the respondents attending ANC in Cross River State

From: Barriers to and determinants of the use of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Cross River State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Variable

n (%) (95 % CI)

Gestational age at registration for ANC (months)

 1–3 (First trimester)

32 (8.0) (5.5–11.1)

 4–6 (Second trimester)

319 (79.8) (75.5–83.6)

 7–9 (Third trimester)

49 (12.2) (9.2–15.9)

Mean gestational age (SD) (95 % CI)

5 (1.2) (4.9–5.1)

Gestational age at time of interview (months)

 4–6 (Second trimester)

249 (62.2) (57.3–67.1)

 7–9 (Third trimester)

151 (37.8) (33.0–42.7)

 Mean gestational age (SD) (95 % CI)

6 (1.3) (5.9–6.3)

Total number of pregnancies

 1(Primigravid women)

166 (41.5) (36.6–46.5)

 2–4

178 (44.5) (39.6–49.5)

  ≥ 5

56 (14.0) (10.8–17.8)

Total number of children

 0 (Primigravid women)

166 (41.5) (36.6–46.5)

 1–4

221 (55.2) (50.2–60.1)

  ≥ 5

13 (3.3) (1.7–5.5)

Total number of miscarriages (n–234)

 0

158 (67.5) (61.1–73.5)

 1

64 (27.4) (21.7–33.5)

 2

12 (5.1) (2.7–8.8)