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Table 2 ANC attendance and obstetrics characteristics of respondents, Sukura, 2023

From: Adherence to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine five-dose policy among pregnant women in an urban slum in Ghana: a mixed-methods study

Characteristics

Frequency (N)

Percentage (%)

Number of ANC visits

  < 8 visits

113

48.7

  ≥ 8 visits

119

51.3

 Subtotal

232

100.0

Gestational age at first ANC visit

 First trimester

88

38.0

 Second trimester

130

56.0

 Third trimester

14

6.0

 Subtotal

232

100.0

Number of SP doses received

 None

17

7.3

 One dose

36

15.5

 Two doses

49

21.1

 Three doses

66

28.5

 Four doses

44

19.0

 Five doses

20

8.6

 Subtotal

232

100.0

Gestational age at first SP dose

 16 weeks

18

8.4

 17–27

118

54.9

 28–40

79

36.7

 Subtotal

215

100.0

Took SP under DOT

 Not directly observed

9

4.2

 Directly

206

95.8

 Subtotal

215

100.0

Received education on malaria and IPTp

 No

120

51.7

 Yes

112

48.3

 Subtotal

232

100.0