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Table 3 Coverage of IPTp for malaria amongst respondents

From: Low coverage of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy in Nigeria: demand-side influences

 

Household Survey

P*

Exit Poll

 

URBAN

RURAL

Total

  

N = 806

N = 501

(N = 1307)

 

N = 146

n(%) [CI]

n(%) [CI]

n(%) [CI]

 

n(%) [CI]

IPTp Coverage and ANC attendance amongst all respondents

  

First dose

136 (16.9) [15.2-18.7]

43 (8.6) [5.3-13.4]

179 (13.7) [12.0-15.5]

0.009*

 

Second dose

71 (8.8) [7.3-10.6]

25 (5.0) [2.5-9.6]

96 (7.3) [5.9-9.8]

0.085

 

Attended ANC at least once

800 (99.3) [96.7-99.8]

456 (91.0) [89.0-92.7]

1256 (96.1) [95.1-96.9]

0.001*

 

Attended ANC ≥ 2 times

785 (97.4) [94.8-98.7]

450 (89.8) [87.7-91.6]

1235 (94.5) [92.9-95.8]

0.002*

132 (90.4) [79.3-95.9]

Coverage amongst ANC recipients

First dose amongst those attending at least once

     

- Offered dose

136 (17.0) [15.3-18.8]

43 (9.4) [6.0-14.6]

179 (14.3) [12.6-16.1]

0.015*

17 (11.6)[5.3-25.6]

- Took drug

135 (98.9) [94.6-99.9]

42 (97.7) [84.2-99.7]

177 (98.9) [94.6-99.8]

0.383

17 (100)

Second dose amongst those attending

     

- Offered dose

71 (9.0) [7.6-10.7]

25 (5.6) [2.8-10.8]

96 (7.8) [6.3-9.6]

0.134

4 (3.0) [0.9-9.3]

- Took drug

70 (98.6) [88.3-99.9]

23 (92.0) [63.6-98.7]

93 (96.9) [86.1-99.4]

0.144

4 (100)

  1. *P values are for tests of significance for the difference in proportions between urban and rural subgroups. Differences are statistically significant if p < 0.05.