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Table 1 Enrolled Pregnant Women Demographics

From: Availability and utilization of malaria prevention strategies in pregnancy in eastern India

 

Jharkhand

n = 120

Chhattisgarh

n = 160

Age (years)

  

   15-19

9.2%

7.5%

   20-34

85.0%

90.0%

   > 35

5.8%

2.5%

Married

100%

99.4%

Hindi primary language spoken

100%

98.8%

Caste

  

   General Caste

12.5%

19.4%

   Schedule Caste

26.7%

21.3%

   Other Backward Caste

30.8%

36.3%

   Schedule Tribe

30.0%

23.1%

No formal schooling*

20.8%

14.4%

Primary occupation

  

   Housework

78.3%

76.9%

   Farming

7.5%

12.5%

   Other

14.2%

10.6%

  1. * p = 0.002 comparing Jharkhand with Chhattisgarh participants. No other significant differences between study sites with regard to participant demographics.