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Table 3 Association between socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents and level of IPTp uptake

From: Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy among women in selected communities of Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Variable

Uptake of IPTp

Chi square (χ2)

p value

None

Inadequate (1 or 2 doses)

Adequate

(≥ 3 doses)

  

Age (years)

  < 25

17 (24.6)

31 (44.9)

21 (30.4)

6.407

0.171

 25–34

61 (27.6)

72 (32.6)

88 (39.8)

  

  ≥ 35

17 (34.0)

12 (24.0)

21 (42.0)

  

Marital status

 Married

95 (29.0)

109 (33.2)

124 (37.8)

4.888

0.087

 Not currently married

0 (0.0)

6 (50.0)

6 (50.0)

  

Respondent education

 No formal

3 (37.5)

4 (50.0)

1 (12.5)

21.144

0.002

 Primary

20 (57.1)

7 (20.0)

8 (22.9)

  

 Secondary

60 (26.0)

77 (33.3)

94 (40.7)

  

 Tertiary

12 (18.2)

27 (41.0)

27 (41.0)

  

Husband education

 No formal

6 (66.7)

3 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

28.431

< 0.001

 Primary

23 (53.5)

13 (30.2)

7 (16.3)

  

 Secondary

45 (24.1)

64 (34.2)

78 (41.7)

  

 Tertiary

21 (20.8)

35 (34.7)

45 (44.6)

  

Family type

 Monogamous

92 (31.5)

89 (30.5)

111 (38.0)

16.581

0.002

 Polygamous

3 (7.9)

20 (52.6)

15 (39.5)

  

 Single mothers

0 (0.0)

6 (60.0)

4 (40.0)