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Table 6 Design effect and intra-cluster correlation for each intermediate step for the delivery of ITN and IPTp

From: Effectiveness of the delivery of interventions to prevent malaria in pregnancy in Kenya

Delivery steps

Level 4

Level 3 and 2

Overall

% Pregnant women

% Range

DE

ICC

% Pregnant women

% Range

DE

ICC

% Pregnant women

% Range

DE

ICC

ITN eligible: attend ANC first visit

100.0

   

100

   

100

   

 ITN in stock

90.9

(84.9–100.0)

3.1

0.023

100

   

94.8

(84.9–100.0)

5.1

0.044

 Offered an ITN

63.4

(55.6–74.2)

0.7

−0.003

68.6

(35.3–100.0)

9.1

0.087

66.0

(35.3–100.0)

4.4

0.037

IPTp eligiblea

100.0

   

100

   

100

   

 SP in stock

100.0

   

100

   

100

   

 Seen at ANC consultation

100.0

100.0

  

99.7

(98.6–100.0)

0.7

−0.003

99.9

(98.5–100.0)

0.9

-0.001

 Being given SP during visit

68.6

(61.5–73.2)

2.2

0.013

80.3

(60.7–95.7)

6.8

0.062

74.0

(60.7–95.7)

4.6

0.039

 Being given three tabs SP during visit

99.0

(98.2–100.0)

0.9

−0.001

94.1

(76.5–100.0)

5.1

0.044

96.5

(46.4–95.7)

4.9

0.042

 SP by DOT

64.6

(0.0–86.9)

38.0

0.398

70.1

(24.1–100.0)

34.2

0.357

67.3

(24.1–100.0)

29.0

0.301

 Has SP on exit

36.7

(11.3–96.6)

26.0

0.269

27.1

(0–80.0)

28.7

0.298

31.5

(0–96.6)

22.3

0.229

 Knows to take three tablets SP

92.1

(85.7–100.0)

1.0

0.000

96.4

(87.5–100.0

2.7

0.018

94.2

(85.7–100.0)

1.7

0.008

 Knows to take three tablets SP or took SP as DOT

92.1

(86.2–93.8)

0.6

−0.004

97.1

(70.0–100.0)

6.4

0.058

94.8

(70.0–100.0)

2.9

0.020

  1. aIPTp eligibility according to Kenya national guidelines was women not taking cotrimoxazole (or being HIV positive as a proxy for cotrimoxazole use), having felt the baby move (i.e. past quickening) or being 16 weeks gestation or over
  2. ANC antenatal care, DE design effect, DOT directly observed therapy, ICC intra-class correlation, IPTp intermittent preventive treatment, ITN insecticide-treated net, SP sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine