Table 6 Determinants of IPTp use among pregnant women attending ANC in Cross River State
Variable | Use of SP for the intermittent preventive treatment of malaria (N = 400) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Unadjusted OR | Adjusted OR | |
n (%) | n (%) | (80 % CI) | (95 % CI) | |
165 (41.2) | 235 (58.8) | |||
Age group (years) | ||||
15–24 | 69 (41.8) | 118 (50.2) | 1 | a |
25–34 | 81 (49.1) | 102 (43.4) | 1.36 (0.52–3.56) | |
35–49 | 15 (9.1) | 15 (6.4) | 1.71 (0.37–7.88) | |
Education | ||||
None | 7 (4.2) | 21 (8.9) | 1 | 1 |
Primary | 31 (18.8) | 56 (23.8) | 1.66 (1.00–2.74) | 1.72 (0.05–65.40) |
Secondary | 97 (58.8) | 129 (54.9) | 2.26 (0.62–8.22) | 1.20 (0.02–61.50) |
Tertiary | 30 (18.2) | 29 (12.4) | 3.10 (2.11–4.57) | 1.55 (0.03–82.20) |
Occupation | ||||
None | 16 (9.7) | 62 (26.4) | 1 | 1 |
Civil service | 37 (22.4) | 29 (12.3) | 0.40 (0.08–1.98) | 0.75 (0.01–11.87) |
Farming | 18 (10.9) | 35 (14.9) | 0.78 (0.24–2.59) | 2.72 (0.73–10.23) |
Fishing | 4 (2.4) | 4 (1.7) | 0.20 (0.04–1.17) | 0.29 (0.06–13.46) |
Trading | 76 (46.1) | 82 (34.9) | 0.48 (0.07–3.42) | 0.57 (0.01–16.73) |
Other | 14 (8.5) | 23 (9.8) | 0.73 (0.59–0.89) | 0.88 (0.26–2.99) |
Socio-economic status | ||||
Lowest | 29 (17.6) | 38 (16.2) | 1 | 1 |
Middle low | 43 (26.1) | 48 (20.4) | 1.91 (1.21–3.01) | 2.19 (0.06–78.02) |
Middle | 33 (20.0) | 49 (20.9) | 1.57 (0.94–2.63) | 0.99 (0.10–9.91) |
Middle high | 36 (21.8) | 44 (18.7) | 2.09 (2.05–2.13) | 2.82 (0.19–42.87) |
Highest | 24 (14.5) | 56 (23.8) | 1.78 (1.42–2.24) | 1.24 (0.04–35.81) |
First pregnancy | ||||
No | 104 (63.0) | 130 (55.3) | 1 | a |
Yes | 61 (37.0) | 105 (44.7) | 0.73 (0.32–1.65) | |
Number of pregnancies | ||||
1 | 61 (37.0) | 105 (44.7) | 1 | a |
2–4 | 79 (47.9) | 99 (42.1) | 1.37 (0.61–3.08) | |
≥ 5 | 25 (15.1) | 31 (13.2) | 1.39 (0.58–3.32) | |
Gestational age at registration for ANC | ||||
First trimester | 16 (9.7) | 16 (6.8) | 1 | a |
Second trimester | 132 (80.0) | 187 (79.6) | 0.71 (0.27–1.86) | |
Third trimester | 17 (10.3) | 32 (13.6) | 0.53 (0.21–1.37) | |
Knowledge of bed nets | ||||
No | 101 (61.2) | 147 (62.6) | 1 | a |
Yes | 64 (38.8) | 88 (37.4) | 1.06 (0.45–2.48) | |
Knowledge of ITNs | ||||
No | 26 (15.8) | 76 (32.3) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 139 (84.2) | 159 (67.7) | 2.56 (2.28–2.87) | 2.13 (1.70–3.73) |
Knowledge of SP-IPTp | ||||
No | 9 (5.4) | 135 (57.5) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 156 (94.6) | 100 (42.5) | 23.4 (5.1–47.3) | 22.13 (8.10–43.20) |
Use of bed nets | ||||
No | 133 (80.6) | 197 (83.8) | 1 | a |
Yes | 32 (19.4) | 38 (16.2) | 1.25 (0.79–1.96) | |
Use of ITNs | ||||
No | 144 (87.3) | 222 (94.5) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 21 (12.7) | 13 (5.5) | 2.49 (1.83–3.39) | 2.38 (1.24–12.31) |