Table 1.
Variables used in the study
| Outcome variable | Definition | Category |
|---|---|---|
| IPTp-SP uptake | Two or less (≤2) doses is incomplete and three or more (3+) is optimal | ≤2 doses |
| 3+ doses | ||
| Explanatory variable | ||
| Residence | Area of woman’s residence (urban or rural) | Rural |
| Urban | ||
| Education | Level of education of woman | No formal education |
| Primary | ||
| Secondary or higher | ||
| Age | Age group of a woman | 15–19 |
| 20–24 | ||
| 25–29 | ||
| 30–34 | ||
| 35–39 | ||
| 40+ | ||
| Occupation | Woman’s occupation | Unemployed |
| Self-employed | ||
| Employed | ||
| Wealth | Household’s wealth from which a woman is an occupant | Poorest |
| Poorer | ||
| Middle | ||
| Richer | ||
| Richest | ||
| Marital status | Marital status of a woman | Married |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | ||
| Never married | ||
| Region | Southern | |
| Central | ||
| Northern | ||
| Parity | Number of birth that a woman had after 20 weeks gestation | One child |
| Two children | ||
| Three children | ||
| Four children | ||
| Five or more children | ||
| Timing of 1st ANC visit | Age (in months) of the pregnancy a woman visited antenatal care clinic (ANC) for first time | 1st trimester (1–12 weeks) |
| 2nd trimester (13–26 weeks) | ||
| 3rd trimester (27+ weeks) | ||
| Number of ANC visits | Number of antenatal care visits a pregnant woman made during her gestation period | 4+ |
| 3 | ||
| 1–2 | ||