Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of variables used in the study
| Mean or percentage | |
|---|---|
| Variable | |
| Adequate uptake (≥ 3) of IPTp-SP during pregnancy | 27.3% |
| Demographic variables | |
| Woman’s age | 29.2 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 66.5% |
| Others | 33.5% |
| Socioeconomic variables | |
| Woman education level | |
| No formal education | 34.6% |
| Primary education | 15.3% |
| Secondary education | 40.0% |
| Higher education | 10.4% |
| Spouse education level | |
| No formal education | 34.6% |
| Primary education | 15.6% |
| Secondary education | 34.1% |
| Higher education | 15.7% |
| Wealth index | |
| Poorest (1) | 18.6% |
| Poorer (2) | 20.0% |
| Middle (3) | 21.1% |
| Richer (4) | 21.1% |
| Richest (5) | 19.2% |
| Employment status | |
| Woman is employed | 64.6% |
| Religion | |
| Christian | 49.1% |
| Muslim | 50.0% |
| Others | 0.9% |
| Ecological variable | |
| Place of residence | |
| Urban residence | 40.6% |
| Geopolitical zone | |
| North-Central | 18.7% |
| North-East | 18.4% |
| North-West | 24.2% |
| South-East | 13.3% |
| South-South | 12.1% |
| South-West | 13.3% |
| Distance to a health facility | |
| Distance to a clinic is a big problem | 27.5% |
| Getting medical help for self | |
| Permission for self-medical help (big problem) | 11.7% |
| Antenatal care variable | |
| Number of ANC visits | |
| ≥ 4 times | 57.2% |
| Sample size | 12,294 |
IPTp-SP intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine, ANC antenatal care