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Table 3 Relationship between birth weight and SP uptake by multivariate regression

From: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine and parasite resistance: cross-sectional surveys from antenatal care visit and delivery in rural Ghana

 

Coefficients (g)

95% CI

p-value

No SP uptake

Reference

  

Overall effect

   

1 or 2 IPTp-SP uptakea

250

[− 0.08; 0.57]

0.137

 ≥ 3 IPTp-SP uptakeb

360

[0.04; 0.68]

0.028

Multigravidae

Reference

  

Primigravidae

 − 250

[− 0.36; − 0.13]

< 1e−04

  1. a SP uptake of less than 3 doses (1 or 2 SP uptake) reflecting the old IPTp-SP policy recommendation
  2. b SP uptake of 3 or more doses reflecting the proxy of the 2012 recommendation
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Malaria Journal

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