Coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) influences delivery outcomes among women with obstetric referrals at the district level in Ghana

Table 4 Association of pregnancy outcomes with adequate dose of IPTp received and predictors of adequate IPTp doses received during pregnancy

Outcome	Category	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted OR^a (95% CI)	p-value
New-born complication	Yes	0.74 (0.61–0.90)	< *0.01*	0.80 (0.65–0.98)	*0.03*
Maternal complication developed at delivery	Yes	0.71 (0.61–0.83)	< *0.01*	0.88 (0.72–1.07)	*0.20*
Anaemia at delivery	Normal	¥ (reference)		¥
	Mild	1.11 (0.89–1.34)	0.36	1.14 (0.90–1.44)	0.29
	Moderate	0.91 (0.77–1.14)	0.41	0.90 (0.71–1.14)	0.38
Hemoglobin level		0.93 (0.83–0.99)	*0.03*
Birth weight	LBW	0.55 (0.41–0.72)	<*0.01*	0.51 (0.38–0.68)	<*0.01*
	Normal	¥		¥
	Big baby	0.98 (0.58–1.63)	0.92	0.38 (0.20–0.72)	<*0.01*
Term at gestation	Preterm	0.72 (0.57–0.91)	*0.01*	0.71 (0.55–0.90)	*0.01*
	Term	¥		¥
	Post term	1.06 (0.88–1.27)	0.56	0.95 (0.77–1.61)	0.59
Sex of baby	Female	0.89 (0.77–1.04)	0.14	1.13 (0.96–1.33)	0.14
Sex of baby	Male	¥		¥
Referral is due to malaria	Yes	0.71 (0.34–1.49)	0.36	0.70 (0.56–0.87)	<*0.01*
Referral is due to malaria	No	¥		¥

ANC antenatal clinic, CHPS Community-based Health Planning and Services, LBW low birth weight
^aAdjusted for district, facility type where ANC was received, insurance coverage, age, parity, educational level, marital status, employment status, trimester for first ANC visit, number of ANC visits in pregnancy, pregnancy complication is reason for referral and history of previous pregnancy complication

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