Table 2.

Association between sociodemographic, bed net use, gestational and obstetric characteristics and uptake of ≥ 3 IPT doses in the study population

Variables	Modalities	Number (%)	cOR (95% CI)	P	aOR (95% CI)	P
Age group	15—23	37 (33.64)	1	–	1	-
	24—34	75 (33.48)	0.99 (0.61–1.62)	0.98	0.97 (0.49–1.90)	0.92
	> 34	22 (48.89)	1.89 (0.93 3.84)	0.08	2.38 (0.83–7.07)	0.11
Education level	Secondary	71 (32.87)	1	–	1	–
	Primary	4 (57.14)	4.08 (0.782 9.97)	0.11	2.94 (0.43 29.20)	0.30
	Tertiary	59 (37.58)	1.23 (0.80–1.89)	0.35	0.94 (0.57–1.57)	0.82
Bed net use	Yes	63 (36.21)	1	–	1	–
	No	71 (34.47)	0.92 (0.60–1.40)	0.69	0.89 (0.48–1.66)	0.72
Duration of bed net use	≧5	32 (33.68)	1	–	1	–
	< 5	102 (35.79)	1.08 (0.66 – 1.78)	0.76	1.38 (0.67–2.84)	0.38
Gravidity	≧2	99 (37.22)	1	–	1	–
	< 2	35 (30.70)	0.76 (0.47–1.20)	0.24	0.84 (0.43–1.60)	0.59
Parity	≧3	41 (41.00)	1	–	1	–
	< 3	93 (33.21)	0.72 (0.45–1.15)	0.17	0.80 (0.42–1.53)	0.50
Number of ANC contacts	≧4	131 (47.12)	1	–	1	–
	< 4	3 (2.94)	0.03 (0.01–0.09)	< 0.001***	0.03 (0.01 – 0.08)	< 0.001***
Gestational age	≧37	123 (35.55)	1	–	1	–
	< 37	11 (32.35)	0.86 (0.39–1.79)	0.70	1.33 (0.52–3.37)	0.55
Residence	Semi urban	95 (34.30)	1	–	1	–
	Rural	39 (37.86)	1.19 (0.74–1.89)	0.48	1.04 (0.60–1.79)	0.89
Exposure to malaria	No	92 (34.72)	1	–	1	–
	Yes	42 (36.52)	1.10 (0.69–1.73)	0.69	1.01 (0.60–1.70)	0.97

^** Indicates significance results (p < 0.05)