Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables used in the study

Variable

 Adequate uptake (≥ 3) of IPTp-SP during pregnancy

27.3%

Demographic variables

 Woman’s age

29.2

 Marital status

  Married

66.5%

  Others

33.5%

Socioeconomic variables

 Woman education level

  No formal education

34.6%

  Primary education

15.3%

  Secondary education

40.0%

  Higher education

10.4%

 Spouse education level

  No formal education

34.6%

  Primary education

15.6%

  Secondary education

34.1%

  Higher education

15.7%

 Wealth index

  Poorest (1)

18.6%

  Poorer (2)

20.0%

  Middle (3)

21.1%

  Richer (4)

21.1%

  Richest (5)

19.2%

 Employment status

  Woman is employed

64.6%

  Religion

   Christian

49.1%

   Muslim

50.0%

   Others

0.9%

Ecological variable

 Place of residence

  Urban residence

40.6%

 Geopolitical zone

  North-Central

18.7%

  North-East

18.4%

  North-West

24.2%

  South-East

13.3%

  South-South

12.1%

  South-West

13.3%

 Distance to a health facility

  Distance to a clinic is a big problem

27.5%

 Getting medical help for self

 Permission for self-medical help (big problem)

11.7%

Antenatal care variable

 Number of ANC visits

  ≥ 4 times

57.2%

  Sample size

12,294