Factors influencing the use of malaria prevention strategies by women in Senegal: a cross-sectional study

Malaria Journal

Table 2 Bivariate analysis of uptake of malaria prevention methods during pregnancy in Senegal

Characteristics	Number of respondents	None	Partial (IPTp or INT)	Optimal use (IPTp and INT)	p value
Age (years)
< 20	405	13.2	53.4	33.8	0.108
20–34	3346	10.2	53.01	36.8	0.108
35–49	865	9.4	48.5	41.8
Mother’s education level
No education	3037	11.6	51.4	37.5	0.272
Primary	992	8.4	51.7	39.8	0.272
Secondary and higher	587	9.7	56.7	33.6
Place of residence
Urban	1827	8.4	55.2	36.5	0.102
Rural	2789	11.6	50.2	38.2
Wealth index quintile
Poorest	1037	15.7	53.38	30.94
Poorer	1014	10.68	50.48	38.84	< 0.001
Middle	943	5.86	47.94	46.2	< 0.001
Richer	826	9.42	50.16	40.42
Richest	796	9.07	59.88	31.05
Employment status
Not working	2664	10.67	51	38.5	0.346
Working	1952	9.84	54	36.21
Number of ANC visits
1	2426	11.63	52.1	36.3	0.076
4+	2189	08.87	52.26	38.8
Pregnancy intention
Unintended	1176	0.08	0.51	0.40	0.076
Intended	3418	0.11	0.52	0.36
Region
Dakar	750	78.4	514.8	156.87
Ziguinchor	146	11.6	39.3	49.08
Diourbel	480	3.76	45.7	50.83
Saint-Louis	424	5.98	47.1	46.95	< 0.001
Tambacounda	243	23.7	51.4	24.9
Kaolack	485	14.68	53.6	31.71
Thies	721	5.78	54.2	40.04
Louga	277	5.89	46.6	47.71
Fatick	227	15.86	38.4	55.97
Kolda	238	18.57	49.4	32.09
Matam		7.33	42.4	50.23
Kaffrine	226	22.45	55.15	22.40
Kedougou	63	17.87	48.8	33.3
Sédhiou	137	12.35	49.6	38.02

IPTp intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy, ITN insecticide treated net, ANC antenatal care
p value calculated using Pearson’s Chi square test or Fisher’s exact test where Chi square assumptions were not met

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