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Table 5 Effect on low birth weight of three or more doses of intermittent preventative treatment for malaria in pregnancy (IPTp3+) (N = 630)

From: A cluster randomized trial of delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy at the community level in Malawi

 

Overall

Nkhata Bay

Ntcheu

OR

Confidence limits

OR

Confidence limits

OR

Confidence limits

Crude

0.41

(0.19, 0.89)

0.31

(0.14, 0.68)

0.45

(0.15, 1.37)

Adjusted*

0.39

(0.17, 0.87)

0.26

(0.11, 0.62)

0.43

(0.13, 1.39)

Adjusted*§

0.47

(0.20, 1.07)

0.18

(0.08, 0.39)

0.57

(0.19, 1.78)

  1. * Adjusted for gravidity, maternal age (< 20 vs. ≥ 20 years), and maternal education (secondary school or more)
  2. Statistically significant results are bolded
  3. § Adjusted for four or more antenatal care visits (ANC4+)