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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of interviewed women

From: Peer education: The effects on knowledge of pregnancy related malaria and preventive practices in women of reproductive age in Edo State, Nigeria

  

N

%

Living Area

  
 

Urban

477

43.1

 

Rural

624

56.4

 

Unknown

5

0.5

Age

  
 

Median

28

 
 

Range

15-49

 

Marital Status

  
 

Married

700

63.3

 

Single

373

33.7

 

Separated

13

1.2

 

Divorced

7

0.6

 

Unknown

13

1.2

Level of education

  
 

None

140

12.7

 

Primary

320

28.9

 

Secondary

592

53.5

 

Higher

48

4.3

 

Unknown

6

0.5

Pregnancy Status

  
 

Pregnant at intake

66

6.0

 

Ever been pregnant

687

62.1

Of which:

   
 

In the past 5 years

341

49.6

 

Longer than 5 years ago

309

45.0

 

Unknown

37

0.4

 

Never been pregnant

415

37.5

 

Unknown

4

0.4