Table 5.
Effect on low birth weight of three or more doses of intermittent preventative treatment for malaria in pregnancy (IPTp3+) (N = 630)
| Overall | Nkhata Bay | Ntcheu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | Confidence limits | OR | Confidence limits | OR | Confidence limits | |
| Crude | 0.41 | (0.19, 0.89) | 0.31 | (0.14, 0.68) | 0.45 | (0.15, 1.37) |
| Adjusted* | 0.39 | (0.17, 0.87) | 0.26 | (0.11, 0.62) | 0.43 | (0.13, 1.39) |
| Adjusted*§ | 0.47 | (0.20, 1.07) | 0.18 | (0.08, 0.39) | 0.57 | (0.19, 1.78) |
* Adjusted for gravidity, maternal age (< 20 vs. ≥ 20 years), and maternal education (secondary school or more)
Statistically significant results are bolded
§ Adjusted for four or more antenatal care visits (ANC4+)