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. 2022 Jun 21;21:195. doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04216-4

Table 4.

Effects of gravidity, maternal age, and maternal education on uptake of IPTp and ANC (N = 955)

Regression coefficient or
Odds Ratio
Confidence limits p-value
IPTp doses Gravidity, Primi vs. multi 0.18 (− 0.07, 0.42) 0.15
Age < 20 0.11 (− 0.28, 0.50) 0.55
Education, Secondary vs. less 0.35 (0.13, 0.58) < 0.01
IPTp1+ Gravidity, Primi vs. multi 1.99 (0.99, 4.01) 0.05
Age < 20 1.18 (0.57, 2.40) 0.64
Education, Secondary vs. less 1.55 (0.92, 2.62) 0.10
IPTp2+ Gravidity, Primi vs. multi 1.08 (0.67, 1.74) 0.74
Age < 20 1.67 (0.99, 2.83) 0.05
Education, Secondary vs. less 2.34 (1.13, 4.85) 0.02
IPTp3+ Gravidity, Primi vs. multi 1.44 (0.93, 2.22) 0.09
Age < 20 0.98 (0.55, 1.73) 0.94
Education, Secondary vs. less 1.63 (0.96, 2.77) 0.07
IPTp4+ Gravidity, Primi vs. multi 1.03 (0.67, 1.58) 0.90
Age < 20 0.96 (0.56, 1.63) 0.86
Education, Secondary vs. less 1.38 (1.00, 1.91) 0.05
ANC visits Gravidity, Primi vs. multi 0.24 (− 0.02, 0.50) 0.06
Age < 20 0.00 (− 0.26, 0.25) 0.97
Education, Secondary vs. less 0.16 (− 0.06, 0.38) 0.14
ANC1+ Gravidity, Primi vs. multi 0.45 (0.04, 5.43) 0.51
Age < 20 1.20 (0.09, 15.5) 0.88
Education, Secondary vs. less Undefined
ANC2+ Gravidity, Primi vs. multi 0.74 (0.38, 1.42) 0.34
Age < 20 1.43 (0.56, 3.63) 0.43
Education, Secondary vs. less 3.82 (0.98, 14.9) 0.05
ANC3+ Gravidity, Primi vs. multi 1.54 (1.02, 2.32) 0.04
Age < 20 1.05 (0.71, 1.54) 0.81
Education, Secondary vs. less 2.08 (1.37, 3.15) < 0.01
ANC4+ Gravidity, Primi vs. multi 1.39 (1.05, 1.83) 0.02
Age < 20 0.86 (0.56, 1.33) 0.48
Education, Secondary vs. less 1.14 (0.76, 1.70) 0.52
Gestation Gravidity, Primi vs. multi − 1.28 (− 2.29, − 0.26) 0.02
Week for Age < 20 0.95 (− 0.60, 2.51) 0.21
ANC1 visit Education, Secondary vs. less − 0.46 (− 1.75, 0.83) 0.46

IPTp intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy, ANC antenatal care visits, OR odds ratios

Statistically significant results are bolded