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Table 5 Respondents’ level of self-efficacy for taking IPTp

From: Determinants of uptake of first dose of intermittent preventive treatment among pregnant women in a secondary health Centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria

STATEMENT

Response

Right now, how easy or hard would it be for you to …

Very hard

Hard

Easy

Very easy

Take all the medicines given to you for prevention against malaria during pregnancy?

4 (1.1)

15 (3.9)

182 (47.9)

179 (47.1)

Take all the medicines given to you for prevention against malaria during pregnancy even when you experience mild discomfort taking them?

2 (0.5)

19 (5.0)

171 (45.0)

188 (49.5)