Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and IPTp-SP uptake of the study population.
| Variable | Frequency (n=280) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | 29.71± 4.9 | |
| 15-20 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 21-25 | 47 | 16.8 |
| 26-30 | 114 | 40.7 |
| 31-35 | 77 | 27.5 |
| 36-40 | 34 | 12.1 |
| 41-45 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Educational Status | ||
| No education | 20 | 7.1 |
| Primary | 124 | 44.3 |
| Secondary | 77 | 27.5 |
| Tertiary | 59 | 21.0 |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 212 | 75.7 |
| Muslim | 68 | 24.3 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | 38 | 13.6 |
| Informal | 171 | 61.1 |
| Formal | 69 | 24.6 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 18 | 6.4 |
| Married | 238 | 85.0 |
| Cohabiting | 24 | 8.6 |
| Parity | ||
| 0 | 62 | 22.1 |
| 1 | 88 | 31.4 |
| 2 | 72 | 25.0 |
| 3 | 30 | 10.7 |
| ≥4 | 28 | 10.0 |
| IPTp-SPdoses | ||
| 0 | 8 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 108 | 38.6 |
| 2 | 75 | 26.8 |
| 3 | 89 | 31.8 |
IPTp-SP; intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine.