Table 4 |
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Health among pregnant women and care used, overall and by age group, Gem, western Kenya, 2003 |
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| Total |
Age group (years) |
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| N (%) |
< 20 |
20–29 |
≥ 30 |
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| Malaria* |
241 (35.9) |
63 (51.2) |
134 (37.1) |
44 (23.4) † |
| Anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dl) |
355 (52.8) |
68 (55.3) |
192 (53.2) |
95 (50.3) |
| Severe anaemia (Hb < 8 g/dl) |
59 (8.8) |
7 (5.7) |
33 (9.1) |
19 (10.1) |
| Low BMI* |
131 (19.6) |
11 (8.9) |
85 (23.7) |
35 (18.5) † |
| MUAC < 22 cm |
17 (2.5) |
2 (1.6) |
10 (2.8) |
5 (2.7) |
| Geohelminth infection* |
297 (76.2) |
54 (76.1) |
146 (75.3) |
97 (77.6) |
| Oral thrush or herpes zoster in the last 2 months |
108 (16.1) |
17 (13.8) |
70 (19.4) |
21 (11.1) † |
| Complaint in previous 2 weeks of: |
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| Fever |
421 (62.6) |
68 (55.3) |
231 (64.0) |
122 (64.6) |
| Cough |
385 (57.2) |
63 (51.2) |
217 (60.1) |
105 (55.6) |
| Diarrhoea |
124 (18.4) |
25 (20.3) |
61 (16.9) |
38 (20.1) |
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| Care during pregnancy |
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| ANC started |
277 (41.2) |
58 (47.2) |
162 (44.9) |
57 (30.2) † |
| Bed net in house |
509 (75.6) |
77 (62.6) |
261 (72.3) |
171 (90.5) † |
| Used ITN |
465 (69.1) |
64 (52.0) |
239 (66.2) |
162 (85.7) † |
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Abbreviations: Hb, haemoglobin; BMI, body mass index; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; ANC, antenatal clinic; ITN: insecticide treated net. * Blood smear not available for 1 woman (0.1%); BMI missing for 3 women (0.4%); stool result not available for 283 women (42.1%) † Chi-square test: P < 0.05 |
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van Eijk et al. Reproductive Health 2008 5:1 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-5-1 |
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