Table 6 Factors associated with uptake of three or more doses of IPTp-SP among postpartum women, N = 426

 Urban

1

1

 Rural

0.30 (0.19–0.48)

0.31 (0.13–0.70)

 No formal education/junior primary

1

 Senior primary

0.58 (0.35–0.98)

 Secondary/tertiary

0.99(0.60–1.63)

 15–24

1

1

 25–34

1.44 (0.93–2.23)

1.72 (1.06–2.78)

 35+

0.68 (0.32–1.46)

 Unemployed

1

 Self-employed

1.80 (1.13–2.89)

 Employed

3.30 (1.15–9.39)

 Married

1

1

 Divorced/separated/widowed

2.23 (0.88–5.63)

2.58 (0.90–7.39)

 Never married

1.16 (0.49–2.77)

 CCAP/7th day/Baptist

1

1

 Other Christian

0.52 (0.30–0.91)

0.61 (0.35–1.05)

 Catholic/Anglican

0.72 (0.40–1.29)

0.53 (0.28–0.97)

 Muslim/other religions

0.67 (0.37–1.23)

 Nyanja

1

 Chewa

2.23 (1.19–4.15)

 Lomwe

1.46 (0.76–2.79)

 Other

2.37 (1.28–4.38)

 No

1

 Yes

1.04 (0.65–1.64)

 One child

1

 Two children

1.28 (0.74–2.23)

 3+ children

0.86 (0.52–1.43)

 2nd trimester

1

 1st trimester

1.48 (0.91–2.41)

 3rd trimester

0.26 (0.09–0.67)

 4+

1

1

 Three or less

0.31 (0.19–0.49)

0.29 (0.18–0.48)

 multigravida

1

 Secundigravida

1.40 (0.85–2.32)

 primigravida

1.11 (0.67–1.84)

 knowledgeable

1

 Inadequate Knowledge

1.01 (0.50–2.06)

 Knowledgeable

1

 Inadequate knowledge

0.73 (0.45–1.17)

 Yes

1

1

 No

0.13 (0.04–0.43)

0.18 (0.05–0.63)

 Small problem

1

 Big problem

0.78 (0.25–2.46)

 Small problem

1

1

 Big problem

0.37 (0.19–0.71

0.49 (0.23–1.06)

 Small problem

1

 Big problem

0.42 (0.23–0.78)

 Small problem

1

1

 Big problem

2.40 (1.56–3.68)

2.03 (1.26–3.26)

 Small problem

1

 Big problem

0.49 (0.30–0.78)

 Small problem

1

1

 Big problem

0.54 (0.34–0.84)

1.84 (0.82–4.12)