Factors associated with the use of deworming drugs during pregnancy in Tanzania; an analysis from the 2015–16 Tanzanian HIV and malaria indicators survey

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women who knew their antihelminthic drug status during their most recent pregnancy^a, Tanzania DHS^b, 2015–6

Variables	Frequency	Per cent (%)
Place of residence
Rural	5113	73.8
Urban	1811	26.2
Area of residence (Mainland/Zanzibar)
Mainland rural	4357	62.9
Mainland urban	1618	23.4
Unguja (Zanzibar Island)	594	8.6
Pemba (Pemba Island)	355	5.1
Age group of a woman (At the time of TDHS^b-MIS)
Less than 20 years	541	7.8
20 to 34 years	4557	65.8
More than 34 years	1826	26.4
Educational level
No education	1329	19.2
Primary education	4209	60.8
Secondary	1326	19.2
Higher	60	0.9
Respondent currently working
Not working for money	1498	21.6
Working for money	5426	78.4
Wealth index^c
Poor	2734	39.5
Middle	1363	19.7
Rich	2827	40.8
Marital Status
Never in union	441	6.4
Married	5650	81.6.
Widow	119	1.7
Separated	714	10.3
Parity
Para one	1595	23
Para 2–4	3154	45.6
Para 5+	2175	31.4
Antenatal booking^d
Early booking	1586	22.9
Late booking	5338	77.1
Number of antenatal visits
Less than 4 visits	3438	49.7
Four 4 or more visits	3486	50.3

^aAges 15–49 at the time of the survey who had a pregnancy in the previous 5 years
^bTDHS-MIS-Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey
^cWealth quintiles were determined for the DHS based on using principal components analysis on a list of possessions and housing characteristics
^dEarly booking means first antenatal visit during the first trimester, while late booking means first antenatal visit after the first trimester of pregnancy

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