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Table 5 IPTp uptake against factors that affect access to health facility and health provider DOT adherence

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

Took SP under DOTa each time

 Yes

376

252 (67.0)

62.1–71.6

124 (32.9)

28.4–37.9

 No

50

47 (94.0)

82.8–98.1

3 (6.0)

1.9–17.2

Distance to HF

 Small problem

348

233 (67.0)

61.8–71.7

115 (33.1)

28.3–38.2

 Big problem

78

66 (84.6)

74.7–91.1

12 (15.4)

8.9–25.3

Transport to HF

 Small problem

344

231 (67.2)

61.9–71.9

113 (32.9)

28.1–38.0

 Big problem

82

68 (82.9)

73.1–89.7

14 (17.1)

10.3–26.9

Worried no health provider at HF

 Small problem

280

183 (65.4)

59.6–70.7

97 (34.6)

29.3–40.4

 Big problem

146

116 (79.5)

72.1–85.3

30 (20.0)

14.7–27.9

Worried no drugs at HF

 Small problem

263

172 (65.4)

59.4–70.9

91 (34.6)

29.1–40.6

 Big problem

163

127 (77.9)

70.8–83.6

36 (22.1)

16.3–29.1

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