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Table 2 Model outputs for predictors of compliance with instructions for SP-IPTp intake

From: Intermittent use of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention: a cross-sectional study of knowledge and practices among Ugandan women attending an urban antenatal clinic

Predictor variables

Unadjusted OR

95% C.I

Adjusted OR

95% C.I

Participant age

1.063

1.007-1.124

1.054

0.974-1.144

Education level

1.268

1.043-1.549

1.275

0.992-1.655

Parity*

1.089

0.937-1.277

1.051

0.812-1.375

Number of ANC visits

1.201

0.999-1.445

1.112

0.918-1.348

Correct knowledge on SP-IPTp use

2.492

1.526-4.120

1.981

1.118-3.551

Experience of SP unwanted effects

1.477

0.859-2.651

1.222

0.650-2.418

  1. Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit (GOF) test: χ2 = 4.8907, df =8, p-value =0.7692.
  2. *Parity = Number of previous pregnancies >28 weeks, OR = Odds ratio, CI = Confidence interval.
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Malaria Journal

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