Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants and IPTp-SP uptake.
| Variables | Frequency | IPTp-SP uptake (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 382 | 0-2 doses | 3-4 doses | 5-6 doses | ||
| Age group | 0.855 | ||||
| 18-24 | 73 | 50.7 | 48.3 | 0.0 | |
| 25-31 | 179 | 54.7 | 43.6 | 1.7 | |
| 32-38 | 107 | 54.2 | 44.8 | 0.9 | |
| 39-45 | 23 | 47.8 | 52.2 | 0.0 | |
| Marital status | 0.383 | ||||
| Single | 25 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | |
| Married | 297 | 53.5 | 45.8 | 0.7 | |
| Cohabiting | 60 | 50.0 | 46.7 | 3.3 | |
| Education | 0.786 | ||||
| No formal education | 60 | 51.7 | 48.3 | 0.0 | |
| Basic | 198 | 51.0 | 47.5 | 1.5 | |
| Secondary | 97 | 58.8 | 40.2 | 1.0 | |
| Tertiary | 26 | 57.7 | 42.3 | 0.0 | |
| Occupation | 0.727 | ||||
| Government/Private | 33 | 48.5 | 51.5 | 0.0 | |
| Self employed | 275 | 51.5 | 45.1 | 1.5 | |
| Unemployed | 74 | 55.4 | 44.6 | 0.0 | |
| Number of children | 0.097 | ||||
| 0 | 41 | 51.2 | 46.3 | 2.4 | |
| 1-2 | 243 | 51.4 | 48.1 | 0.4 | |
| 3-4 | 87 | 59.8 | 39.1 | 1.1 | |
| 5-7 | 11 | 54.5 | 36.4 | 9.1 | |