Table 1.
Prevalence of taking sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) in Sierra Leone (n = 8526).
| - | - | Took IPTp-SP 94.81% [92.40, 96.14] |
- | At Least 3 Doses of IPTp-SP 93.24% [92.50, 94.81] |
- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Groups | N, % | No | Yes | p-Value | No | Yes | p-Value |
| 15–19 | 799, 9.4 | 11.5 [8.4, 15.5] | 8.8 [8.1, 9.5] | 0.015 | 8.4 [7.7, 9.3] | 9.7 [8.4, 11.2] | 0.009 |
| 20–24 | 2019, 23.7 | 27.2 [22.4, 32.6] | 23.9 [22.9, 25.0] | 23.8 [22.5, 25.0] | 24.5 [22.5, 26.6] | ||
| 25–29 | 2112, 24.8 | 24.1 [19.8, 29.1] | 24.7 [23.7, 25.8] | 25.7 [24.4, 27.0] | 22.2 [20.4, 24.3] | ||
| 30–34 | 1612, 18.9 | 17.0 [13.5, 21.4] | 19.5 [18.5, 20.5] | 19.2 [18.1, 20.4] | 20.1 [18.3, 22.0] | ||
| 35–39 | 1261, 14.8 | 12.1 [8.9, 16.3] | 14.9 [14.1, 15.9] | 15.1 [14.1, 16.2] | 14.5 [12.9, 16.3] | ||
| 40–44 | 522, 6.1 | 6.7 [4.5, 9.9] | 5.7 [5.2, 6.3] | 5.6 [5.0, 6.3] | 6.1 [5.1, 7.2] | ||
| 45–49 | 201, 2.4 | 1.3 [0.6, 2.6] | 2.4 [2.0, 2.8] | 2.2 [1.8, 2.7] | 2.9 [2.2, 3.8] | ||
| Residency | |||||||
| Urban | 2708, 31.8 | 46.0 [40.2, 52.0] | 40.6 [39.1, 42.0] | 0.003 | 41.7 [40.0, 43.4] | 37.4 [34.9, 40.0] | 0.061 |
| Rural | 5818, 68.2 | 54.0 [48.0, 59.8] | 59.4 [58.0, 60.9] | 58.3 [56.6, 60.0] | 62.6 [60.0, 65.1] | ||
| Region | |||||||
| East | 1921, 22.5 | 20.2 [16.3, 24.7] | 23.5 [22.4, 24.7] | <0.001 | 24.4 [23.1, 25.7] | 21.2 [19.3, 23.2] | <0.001 |
| North | 3251, 38.1 | 37.6 [32.2, 43.4] | 35.2 [33.9, 36.5] | 34.3 [32.8, 35.8] | 37.7 [35.4, 40.0] | ||
| South | 2085, 24.5 | 13.8 [10.9, 17.3] | 19.6 [18.6, 20.6] | 18.1 [17.0, 19.2] | 23.6 [21.7, 25.7] | ||
| West | 1269, 14.9 | 28.4 [22.9, 34.6] | 21.7 [20.4, 23.1] | 23.2 [21.7, 24.9] | 17.5 [15.4, 19.8] | ||
| Education | |||||||
| Pre-Primary/None | 5041, 59.1 | 46.3 [40.7, 51.9] | 55.1 [53.8, 56.4] | <0.001 | 55.0 [53.5, 56.5] | 55.3 [52.9, 57.6] | <0.001 |
| Primary | 1168, 13.7 | 19.3 [15.0, 24.5] | 13.6 [12.7, 14.5] | 13.4 [12.4, 14.4] | 14.1 [12.6, 15.8] | ||
| Lower Secondary | 1314, 15.4 | 16.5 [12.2, 22.0] | 16.4 [15.4, 17.3] | 16.4 [15.3, 17.6] | 16.2 [14.5, 18.0] | ||
| Upper Secondary/Higher | 1003, 11.8 | 17.9 [13.5, 23.2] | 15.0 [14.0, 16.1] | 15.2 [14.0, 16.5] | 14.4 [12.6, 16.5] | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Mende | 2270, 26.6 | 26.7 [22.0, 32.0] | 26.3 [25.1, 27.5] | <0.001 | 26.1 [24.7, 27.5] | 26.9 [24.8, 29.2] | <0.001 |
| Temne | 3067, 36.0 | 24.7 [20.1, 29.9] | 33.7 [32.4, 35.0] | 33.1 [31.6, 34.6] | 35.4 [33.1, 37.8] | ||
| Limba | 2562, 30.0 | 40.0 [34.4, 45.9] | 32.1 [30.8, 33.5] | 32.5 [31.0, 34.1] | 31.1 [28.9, 33.4] | ||
| Other | 627, 7.4 | 8.6 [5.9, 12.4] | 7.8 [7.1, 8.6] | 8.3 [7.5, 9.3] | 6.5 [5.4, 7.9] | ||
| Wealth Status | |||||||
| Poorest | 2280, 26.7 | 22.8 [18.9, 27.3] | 22.0 [21.0, 23.0] | <0.001 | 21.8 [20.7, 23.0] | 22.4 [20.6, 24.3] | <0.001 |
| Second | 2047, 24.0 | 17.9 [14.4, 22.1] | 21.3 [20.3, 22.3] | 21.0 [19.8, 22.2] | 22.2 [20.3, 24.1] | ||
| Middle | 1890, 22.2 | 20.4 [15.7, 25.9] | 20.4 [19.4, 21.5] | 19.9 [18.7, 21.2] | 21.9 [20.0, 23.9] | ||
| Fourth | 1302, 15.3 | 17.0 [13.0, 21.9] | 19.2 [18.0, 20.4] | 20.2 [18.8, 21.7] | 16.4 [14.5, 18.5] | ||
| Richest | 1007, 11.8 | 21.9 [16.9, 27.8] | 17.1 [16.0, 18.4] | 17.1 [15.8, 18.6] | 17.2 [15.1, 19.5] | ||
| Parity | |||||||
| 1/2 | 3954, 46.4 | 50.1 [44.4, 55.8] | 47.7 [46.5, 49.0] | <0.001 | 47.5 [46.0, 49.0] | 48.2 [45.8, 50.6] | <0.001 |
| 3/4 | 2679, 31.4 | 27.9 [23.4, 32.8] | 30.9 [29.7, 32.0] | 31.6 [30.2, 33.0] | 28.9 [26.9, 31.1] | ||
| >4 | 1893, 22.2 | 22.0 [17.8, 26.8] | 21.4 [20.4, 22.4] | 20.9 [19.7, 22.1] | 22.9 [21.0, 24.8] | ||
| Radio Use | |||||||
| Not at All | 5244, 61.5 | 58.9 [53.0, 64.6] | 58.2 [56.9, 59.5] | 0.023 | 58.7 [57.1, 60.2] | 57.0 [54.5, 59.4] | 0.035 |
| Less Than Once a Week | 2327, 27.3 | 30.5 [25.0, 36.5] | 29.1 [27.9, 30.3] | 29.7 [28.3, 31.1] | 27.5 [25.3, 29.7] | ||
| Almost Every Day | 955, 11.2 | 10.6 [7.8, 14.2] | 12.7 [11.8, 13.6] | 11.6 [10.6, 12.7] | 15.6 [13.8, 17.5] | ||
| TV Use | |||||||
| Not at All | 6995, 82.0 | 70.0 [64.1, 75.3] | 76.0 [74.7, 77.2] | <0.001 | 76.0 [74.5, 77.5] | 75.9 [73.5, 78.1] | <0.001 |
| Less Than Once a Week | 998, 11.7 | 18.1 [13.7, 23.5] | 14.7 [13.7, 15.8] | 14.8 [13.6, 16.1] | 14.5 [12.7, 16.5] | ||
| Almost Every Day | 533, 6.3 | 11.9 [8.3, 16.9] | 9.3 [8.4, 10.2] | 9.2 [8.1, 10.3] | 9.6 [8.1, 11.4] | ||
| Internet Use | |||||||
| Yes | 278, 3.3 | 3.4 [1.8, 6.3] | 4.3 [3.8, 5.0] | <0.001 | 4.7 [4.0, 5.5] | 3.3 [2.4, 4.5] | <0.001 |
| No | 8248, 96.7 | 96.6 [93.7, 98.2] | 95.7 [95.0, 96.2] | 95.3 [94.5, 96.0] | 96.7 [95.5, 97.6] | ||
| Has Mobile | |||||||
| Yes | 3092, 36.3 | 40.1 [34.5, 45.9] | 40.0 [38.7, 41.3] | 40.8 [39.2, 42.3] | 37.9 [35.5, 40.3] | <0.001 | |
| No | 5434, 63.7 | 59.9 [54.1, 65.5] | 60.0 [58.7, 61.3] | 59.2 [57.7, 60.8] | 62.1 [59.7, 64.5] | ||
| ANC Visit | |||||||
| Inadequate | 1070, 12.5 | 17.4 [13.7, 21.8] | 11.5 [10.8, 12.4] | <0.001 | 12.2 [11.3, 13.2] | 9.7 [8.4, 11.1] | <0.001 |
| Adequate | 7456, 87.5 | 82.6 [78.2, 86.3] | 88.5 [87.6, 89.2] | 87.8 [86.8, 88.7] | 90.3 [88.9, 91.6] | ||
N.B. p-values are from chi-squared tests.