Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey to assess uptake of the new sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine five dose policy in Ghana

Table 4 Relationship between ANC characteristics, socio-demographic characteristics and IPTp-SP uptake among recently delivered women

Variables	Frequency	IPTp-SP uptake (%)		p value
Variables	(n = 255)	<3 doses	≥3 doses	p value
Gestational age at first ANC
First trimester	105	6.67	93.33
Second trimester	126	9.52	90.48	<0.001
Third trimester	24	54.17	45.83
Number of ANC visits
<4	29	44.28	51.72	<0.001
≥4	226	7.96	92.04
Gestational age at first dose of SP
16	53	0.00	100
17–24	165	6.67	93.33	<0.001*
25–36	34	52.94	47.06
Number of children
1–2	175	10.29	89.71
3–4	72	16.67	83.33	0.16*
5–7	8	25.00	82.5
Marital status
Married	211	11.37	88.63	0.22
Single	44	18.18	81.82
Educational level
No formal education	29	10.34	89.66
Basic education	114	17.54	82.46	0.22*
Secondary education	80	8.75	91.25
Tertiary	32	6.25	93.75
Occupation
Employed	208	11.54	88.46	0.31
Unemployed	47	17.02	82.98
Age group
15–19	10	10	90
20–29	166	15.06	84.94	0.44*
30–39	73	8.22	91.78
40–47	6	0.00	100
Weight of child at birth (kg)
<2.5	15	60	40	<0.001
≥2.5	240	9.58	90.42

IPTp-SP intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulphadoxine pyrimethamine, n number of respondents
* Fischer’s exact value

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