Table 3 Factors associated with receipt of two or more doses of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine (SP) by women aged 15–49 years who completed a pregnancy in the past 2 years in eight districts, Malawi, 2009 (N = 3213)

District

 Blantyre

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 Chiradzulu

0.85 (0.55–1.3)

0.48

1.1 (0.67–1.7)

0.75

 Karonga

0.95 (0.60–1.5)

0.83

1.0 (0.61–1.6)

0.98

 Lilongwe

1.4 (0.91–2.3)

0.12

2.0 (1.2–3.1)

0.004

 Mwanza

1.0 (0.69–1.6)

0.84

1.4 (0.88–2.2)

0.16

 Nkhotakhota

0.60 (0.39–0.93)

0.02

0.78 (0.48–1.3)

0.31

 Phalombe

1.8 (1.1–3.0)

0.02

2.5 (1.5–4.4)

<0.001

 Rumphi

2.3 (1.3–3.9)

0.002

2.5 (1.5–4.3)

<0.001

Age category

 15–19 years old

1.1 (0.67–1.8)

0.70

1.1 (0.64–1.8)

0.82

 20–24 years old

1.1 (0.73–1.6)

0.68

1.0 (0.65–1.5)

0.91

 25–29 years old

1.6 (1.0–2.4)

0.04

1.3 (0.89–2.0)

0.16

 30–34 years old

1.4 (0.93–2.0)

0.11

1.3 (0.85–1.9)

0.26

 35–49 years old

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Education

 None

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 Some primary school

1.3 (0.92–1.9)

0.13

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

0.07

 Completed primary school

1.4 (0.88–2.4)

0.15

1.6 (1.0–2.6)

0.05

 Some secondary school

1.7 (0.99–2.9)

0.05

1.9 (1.1–3.3)

0.03

 Completed secondary school or above

4.2 (2.1–8.5)

<0.001

4.1 (1.9–8.7)

<0.001

Socioeconomic status by asset index

 Poorest

0.50 (0.34–0.74)

<0.001

0.68 (0.48–0.97)

0.03

 Less poor

0.59 (0.40–0.88)

0.01

0.81 (0.55–1.2)

0.29

 Middle

0.59 (0.40–0.86)

0.006

0.74 (0.52–1.1)

0.11

 More rich

0.72 (0.48–1.1)

0.11

0.90 (0.61–1.3)

0.57

 Least poor

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Used insecticide treated bed net previous night

1.2 (0.97–1.6)

0.08

1.2 (0.97–1.6)

0.09

Used untreated bed net previous night

1.6 (0.88–2.8)

0.13

1.4 (0.85–2.4)

0.18