Table 2.
Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) among respondents
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Took antimalaria in pregnancy in the year preceding the survey | ||
| Yes | 330 | 97.1 |
| No | 10 | 2.9 |
| Type of antimalaria used (n = 330) | ||
| Sulfadoxine/Pyrimethamine (SP) | 245 | 74.2 |
| ACT/ Coartem | 24 | 7.3 |
| Chloroquine | 8 | 2.4 |
| Quinine | 2 | 0.6 |
| I don’t know | 34 | 10.3 |
| I can’t remember | 17 | 5.2 |
| Number of times SP was taken (n = 245) | ||
| Once | 21 | 8.6 |
| Twice | 94 | 38.4 |
| Three times | 113 | 46.1 |
| More than three times | 17 | 6.9 |
| SP was taken at health facility (during ANC, n = 245) | ||
| Yes | 240 | 98.0 |
| No | 5 | 2.0 |
| Type of health facility SP was received (n = 240) | ||
| Tertiary government owned | 40 | 16.7 |
| Private mission owned | 112 | 46.7 |
| Primary health centre | 50 | 20.8 |
| Private for-profit hospitals | 38 | 15.8 |