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. 2004 Nov 12;3:42. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-3-42

Table 4.

Factors associated with uptake of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) during pregnancy and at least one dose of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine as part of intermittent presumptive treatment (IPTp-SP)

ITN users
N Unadjusted OR 95% Confidence Interval Adjusted OR 95% Confidence Interval LRT P
Health Education
No 160
Yes 133
Age
15–19 49 1.0 - 1.0 -
20–29 185 3.2 1.6–6.1 2.5 1.3–5.0
30+ 59 4.2 1.8–10.3 3.8 1.5–9.4 10.3 <0.01
Knowledge
Low 86 1.0 - 1.0 -
Medium 110 1.3 0.7–2.3 1.0 0.5–1.8
High 97 3.6 1.7–7.1 2.3 1.1–4.9 7.3 0.02
Radio
No 29 1.0 - 1.0 -
Yes 264 2.9 1.3–6.3 2.3 1.0–5.5 4.0 0.04
Used IPTp-SP
Unadjusted OR 95% Confidence Interval Adjusted OR 95% Confidence Interval LRT p
Health Education
No 160 1.0 - 1.0 -
Yes 133 1.8 1.1–2.9 1.8 1.1–2.8 5.6 0.01
Age
15–19 49 1.0 - 1.0 -
20–29 185 0.8 0.4–1.6 0.8 0.4–1.6
30+ 59 0.9 0.4–2.0 0.7 0.3–1.7 0.4 0.8
Knowledge
Low 86 1.0 - 1.0 -
Medium 110 1.7 1.0–3.0 1.7 1.0–3.1
High 97 1.6 0.9–2.9 1.6 0.8–2.9 3.8 0.14
Radio
No 29
Yes 264