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Table 3 Cultural characteristics 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 doses

95% CI

3+ doses

95% CI

Permission to go to HFa

 Small problem

410

287 (70.0)

65.3–74.3

123 (30.0)

25.7–34.6

 Big problem

16

12 (75.0)

48.2–90.6

4 (25.0)

9.4–51.8

Need for spouse escort to HF

 Small problem

276

212 (76.8)

71.4–81.4

64 (23.2)

18.6–28.6

 Big problem

150

87 (58)

49.9–65.7

63 (42.0)

34.3–50.1

Timing of 1st ANC visit

 2nd trimester

284

198 (69.7)

64.1–74.8

86 (30.3)

25.2–35.9

 1st trimester

92

56 (60.9)

50.5–70.4

36 (39.1)

29.6–49.5

 3rd trimester

50

45 (90.0)

77.9–95.8

5 (10.0)

4.2–22.1

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