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Table 4 Predictors of adequate uptake of IPTp among the respondents

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

Variable

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Age (years)

  < 25

1

 

 25–34

1.5 (0.93–2.46)

 

  ≥ 35

1.7 (0.87–3.13)

 

Respondent education

 Primary or less

1

 

 Secondary

2.6 (1.1–5.66)

1.4 (0.58–3.32)

 Tertiary

2.6 (1.1–6.33)

1.3 (0.46–3.63)

Family type

 Monogamous

1

 

 Polygamous

1.1 (0.60–1.90)

1.2 (0.58–2.47)

 Single mother

1.1 (0.37–3.20)

0.8 (0.21–3.07)

Husband education

 Primary or less

1

 

 Secondary

4.6 (2.26–9.37)

4.1 (1.64–10.06)

Tertiary

5.2 (2.45–10.88)

4.8 (1.76–12.90)

Parity

 Primigravida

0.9 (0.46–1.72)

 

 Multigravida

1.6 (0.97–2.53)

 

 Grand multipara

1

 
  1. *inadequate = (none and < 3 doses of IPTp), Adequate = ≥3 doses