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Table 4 Effects of gravidity, maternal age, and maternal education on uptake of IPTp and ANC (N = 955)

From: A cluster randomized trial of delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy at the community level in Malawi

  

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

  1. IPTp intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy, ANC antenatal care visits, OR odds ratios
  2. Statistically significant results are bolded