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Table 3 Predictors of the Optimal Uptake of IPTp-SP (≥ 3 doses) during pregnancy

From: Predictors for the uptake of optimal doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in Tanzania: further analysis of the data of the 2015–2016 Tanzania demographic and health survey and malaria indicator survey

Variables

N (weighted)

Took 3 + doses

aCOR (95% CI)

p-value

bAOR (95% CI)

p-value

N (%)

Overall

4056

327 (8.1)

    

Age (years)

 15–19 (ref)

531

35 (6.5)

1.0

   

 20–24

1114

102 (9.1)

1.3 (0.91–2.26)

0.283

  

 25–29

963

67 (6.9)

1.1 (0.65–1.74)

0.812

  

 30–34

696

58 (8.3)

1.3 (0.77–2.17)

0.325

  

 35–39

487

46 (9.5)

1.5 (0.88–2.55)

0.260

  

 40–44

231

16 (7.2)

1.1 (0.55–2.20)

0.780

  

 45–49

34

3 (10.5)

1.7 (0.52–5.35)

0.388

  

Marital status

 Never in union (ref)

351

40 (11.4)

1.0

   

 In union

3307

256 (7.7)

0.6 (0.53–1.17)

0.339

  

 No longer in union

398

31 (7.7)

0.7 (0.37–1.21)

0.436

  

Education level

 No formal (ref)

762

30 (3.9)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Primary

2,607

224 (8.6)

2.3 (1.42–3.70)

0.001

2.2 (1.26–3.67)

0.005

 Secondary + 

687

73 (10.7)

2.9 (1.71–5.00)

 < 0.001

2.1 (1.08–4.22)

0.029

Residence

 Rural (Ref)

1128

131 (11.6)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Urban

2928

196 (6.7)

1.8 (1.33–2.53)

 < 0.001

1.1 (0.66–1.90)

0.677

Occupation

 Unemployed (ref)

774

63 (8.1)

1.0

   

 Self-employed

2160

150 (7.0)

0.8 (0.58–1.23)

0.383

  

 Employed

1122

114 (10.1)

1.3 (0.88–1.84)

0.197

  

Wealth index

 Poorest (ref)

966

58 (6.0)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Poorer

857

66 (7.7)

1.3 (0.84–2.05)

0.227

1.2 (0.78–1.94)

0.364

 Middle

771

48 (6.2)

1.0 (0.69–1.58)

0.851

0.8 (0.54–1.25)

0.352

 Richer

779

66 (8.4)

1.4 (0.92–2.27)

0.110

1.0 (0.62–1.75)

0.886

 Richest

683

89 (13.1)

2.4 (1.52–3.66)

 < 0.001

1.3 (0.63–2.52)

0.518

Parity

 1

1110

103 (9.3)

1.4 (1.00–1.96)

0.051

1.2 (0.80–1.71)

0.412

 2

782

77 (9.8)

1.5(1.08–2.09)

0.017

1.3 (0.92–1.82)

0.143

 3 + (ref)

2164

147 (6.8)

1.0

 

1.0

 

Timing of 1st ANC visit

 1st trimester

928

116 (12.6)

4.7 (2.55–8.81)

 < 0.001

2.4 (1.20–4.96)

0.014

 2nd trimester

2691

198 (7.3)

2.6 (1.41–4.85)

0.002

1.8 (0.93–3.47)

0.080

 3rd trimester (ref)

434

13 (2.9)

1.0

 

1.0

 

Number of ANC visits

 1–3 (ref)

2054

91 (4.4)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 4 + 

1994

233 (11.7)

2.9 (2.12–3.86)

 < 0.001

1.9 (1.34–2.83)

 < 0.001

Health facility for ANC

 Non-government (ref)

3199

238 (7.4)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Government

857

89 (10.4)

1.5 (1.09–1.94)

0.012

1.5 (1.07–1.97)

0.017

Geographic zone

 Western (ref)

525

11 (2.1)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Northern

384

12 (3.0)

1.5 (0.53–4.19)

0.443

0.9 (0.32–2.79)

0.911

 Central

477

51 (10.8)

5.7 (2.40–13.7)

 < 0.001

5.0 (2.08–11.9)

 < 0.001

 Southern highlands

215

17 (8.1)

4.2 (1.76–10.2)

0.001

2.8 (1.15–7.02)

0.023

 Southern

148

16 (10.6)

5.7 (2.19–14.7)

 < 0.001

3.8 (1.41–10.1)

0.008

 South west highlands

400

27 (6.7)

3.4 (1.30–8.87)

0.013

2.7 (1.03–7.29)

0.043

 Lake

1237

101 (8.2)

4.2 (1.84–9.73)

0.001

3.5 (1.51–8.14)

0.004

 Eastern

566

86 (15.3)

8.6 (3.73–19.7)

 < 0.001

4.6 (1.88–11.1)

0.001

 Zanzibar

104

6 (5.7)

2.9 (1.25–6.71)

0.014

2.1 (0.80–5.36)

0.133

  1. aCOR Stands for Crude Odds Ratios, bAOR Stands for Adjusted Odds Ratios