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Table 4 Number of women eligible for IPTp according to the two guidelines

From: The combined effect of determinants on coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

 

Restrictive guidelines

(20-24, 28-32 weeks of gestation)

Simplified guidelines

(20-40 weeks of gestation, one month apart)

 
 

% (95% CI)

n/N

% (95% CI)

n/N>

p-value*

Visits

No. of women eligible

for one dose of IPTp

 

   First visit

57.4

(52.6-62.2)

247/430

69.5

(64.9-73.8)

299/430

<0.001

 

No. of women eligible for at

least two doses of IPTp

 

   First two visits

40.2 (33.2-47.6)

76/189

59.3 (51.9-66.3)

112/189

<0.001

   First three visits

70.8 (58.9-80.9)

51/72

90.3 (81-96)

65/72

<0.001

   First four visits

90.0 (68.3-98.7)

18/20

95.0 (75.1-99.9)

19/20

1.0

  1. * P-values based on chi-square test and Fishers exact test at four visits
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