TABLE 5.
Association Between Respondents' Socio–Demographic Characteristics, Other Factors and Good Utilisation of IPTp–SP
| Variable | IPTp utilisation | OR [95%CI] | P-value | aOR [95%CI] | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Poor Freq (%) | Freq (%) | |||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <35 | 62 (25.5) | 181 (74.5) | 1.3 [0.7 – 2.5] | .437 | - | |
| ≥35 | 14 (20.9) | 53 (79.1) | ||||
| Gestational age at 1stANC visit | ||||||
| Early | 68 (28.0) | 175 (72.0) | 2.8 [1.3 – 6.7] | .011 | 3.3 [1.4 -7.7] | .005 |
| Late | 8 (11.9) | 59 (88.1) | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 74 (24.9) | 223 (75.1) | 1.8 [0.4 – 8.4] | .651 | - | |
| Not married | 2 (15.4) | 11 (84.6) | ||||
| Parity | ||||||
| 0–4 | 55 (23.8) | 176 (76.2) | 0.9 [0.5 – 1.6] | .731 | - | |
| ≥5 | 21 (26.6) | 58 (73.4) | ||||
| Location | ||||||
| Rural | 66 (27.3) | 176 (72.7) | 2.2 [1.1 – 4.7] | .048 | 1.7 [0.8–3.9] | .184 |
| Urban | 10 (14.7) | 58 (85.3) | ||||
| Education | ||||||
| Formal | 69 (29.0) | 169 (71.0) | 3.7 [1.7 – 9.3] | .001 | 5.0 [2.1–12.3] | <.001 |
| Non–formal | 7 (9.7) | 65 (90.3) | ||||
| Distance from home to ANC | ||||||
| ≤ 5 km | 64 (24.6) | 196 (75.4) | 1.03 [0.5 – 2.2] | .999 | - | |
| >5 km | 12 (24.0) | 38 (76.0) | ||||
| Knowledge on IPT | ||||||
| Good | 64 (31.1) | 142 (68.9) | 3.4 [1.8 – 7.0] | <.001 | 2.5 [1.4 – 4.5] | .002 |
| Poor | 12 (11.5) | 92 (88.5) | ||||