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Table 3: Prevalence of gestational malaria in relation to socio-demographic characteristics. Characteristic Categories No. Sampled No. Infected Prevalence (%) χ 2 P-valeur Age (Years) ˂ 25 101 49 48,51 1,23 0,74 25-34 161 78 48,45 ≥35 33 16 48,48 Parity Primiparous 111 55 49,55 0,05 0,81 Multiparous 169 80 40,70 Age of pregnancy Trimester 1 53 31 58,49 4,46 0,10 Trimester 2 126 53 42,06 Trimester 3 120 61 50,83 Profession Students 89 43 48,31 0,14 0,98 Housewives 55 27 49,09 Formal workers 74 35 47,30 Informal workers 76 35 46,05 Level of education ≤Primary 20 12 60,00 1,61 0,44 Secondary 134 61 45,52 University 147 73 49,66 Type of house Wooden 8 4 50,00 0,004 0,94 Block 289 141 48,79 Presence of bushes and flowers around houses Yes 143 72 50,35 0,15 0,69 No 154 73 47,40 χ 2 : Chi Square P-valeur: level of significance v. Mosquito bed net Ownership among pregnant women Bed net ownership was influenced by the socio- demographic characteristics of the participants in this study. Bed net ownership was high among pregnant 15 Year 2021 Global Journal of Medical Research Volume XXI Issue III Version I ( D ) E © 2021 Global Journals Gestational Malaria and Factors Influencing Mosquito Bed Net use among Pregnant Women in Biyem-Assi, Yaounde women aged 25-34 years (147, 48.7%), multiparous women (157, 52,0%), University students (84, 27,8%), and women with a higher levels of education (135, 44,7%) (Fig. 2). Figure 2: Net ownership as a function of participants' socio-demographic characteristics 0 50 100 150 200 <24 >35 Primiparous Housewife Formal worker Primary University Age (in years) Parity Profession Level of educati on Possession of mosquito bednetsin relation to socio-demographic characteristics No Yes