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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants by IPTp uptake

From: Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) among postpartum women in Zomba District, Malawi: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

N (Total = 426)

% of women who took IPTp

≤2 dosesa

95% CI

3+ dosesb

95% CI

n (%)

n (%)

Zone

 Urban

233

139 (59.7)

53.2–65.8

94 (40.3)

34.2–46.8

 Rural

193

160 (82.9)

76.9–87.6

33 (17.1)

12.4–23.1

Education

 No formal education/junior primary

194

130 (67.0)

60.0–73.3

64 (33.0)

26.7–39.9

 Senior primary

125

97 (77.6)

69.4–84.1

28 (22.4)

15.9–30.

 Secondary/tertiary

107

72 (67.3)

57.8–75.6

35 (32.7)

24.4–42.2

Age group

 15–24

201

146 (72.6)

66.0–78.4

55 (27.4)

21.6–33.9

 25–34

176

114 (64.8)

57.4–71.5

62 (35.2)

28.5–42.6

 35+

49

39 (79.6)

65.9–88.7

10 (20.4)

11.3–34.1

Occupation

 Unemployed

307

228 (74.3)

69.1–78.9

79 (25.7)

21.1–30.9

 Self-employed

104

64 (61.5)

51.8–70.4

40 (38.5)

29.6–48.2

 Employed

15

7 (46.7)

23.4–71.5

8 (53.3)

28.5–76.6

Marital status

 Married

382

272 (71.2)

66.4–75.5

110 (28.8)

24.5–33.6

 Divorced/separated/widowed

19

10 (52.6)

30.5–73.8

9 (47.4)

26.2–69.5

 Never married

25

17 (68.0)

47.3–83.4

8 (32.0)

16.6–52.7

Religion

 CCAPc/7th dayd/Baptist

112

70 (62.5)

53.1–71.0

42 (37.5)

28.9–46.9

 Other Christian

134

102 (76.1)

68.1–82.6

32 (23.9)

17.4–31.9

 Catholic/Anglican

93

65 (69.9)

59.8–78.4

28 (30.1)

21.6–40.2

 Muslim/other religions

87

62 (71.3)

60.8–79.8

25 (28.7)

20.2–39.2

Tribe

 Nyanja

106

85 (80.2)

71.4–86.8

21 (19.8)

13.2–28.6

 Chewa

107

69 (64.5)

54.9–73.0

38 (35.5)

26.9–45.1

 Lomwe

102

75 (73.5)

64.1–81.2

27 (26.5)

18.8–35.9

 Other

111

70 (63.1)

53.7–71.6

41 (36.9)

28.4–46.3

  1. auptake of two or less doses of IPTp-SP
  2. buptake of three or more doses of IPTp-SP
  3. cChurch of Central Africa Presbyterian
  4. dSeventh Day Adventist