Predictors of optimal uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and outcome of pregnancy in selected health facilities: a cross-sectional study in Northern Ghana

Table 4 Multivariable analysis for demographic factors influencing the uptake of optimal doses of SP

Characteristics SP 3 or more	Univariate regression		Multivariable regression	P-value
Characteristics SP 3 or more	cOR95% CI	P-value	aOR(95% CI)	P-value
Hospitals
Teaching Hospital	Ref		Ref
Regional Hospital	1.0(0.75–1.37)	0.940	1.10(0.80–1.52)	0.552
District Hospital	0.39(0.29–0.51)	< 0.001	0.49(0.36–0.66)	< 0.001
Residence
Peri-urban	Ref		Ref
Urban	1.25(0.95–1.65)	0.115	1.15(0.86–1.55)	0.339
Rural	0.54(0.37–0.79)	0.001	0.73(0.49–1.08)	0.118
Educational level
No school	Ref		Ref
Primary	0.89(0.67–1.17)	0.401	0.70(0.52–0.95)	0.022
Secondary	1.60(1.16–2.19)	0.004	1.08(0.75–1.57)	0.677
College/tertiary	1.57(1.12- 2.20)	0.009	0.68(0.37–1.27)	0.230
Occupation
Farmer	Ref		Ref
Artisan	1.58(0.88–2.84)	0.126	0.81(0.43–1.53)	0.514
Salaried worker	2.38(1.28–4.44)	0.006	0.95(0.40–2.28)	0.917
Trading	1.57(0.90–2.75)	0.114	0.81(0.44–1.49	0.501
Unemployed	1.02(0.56–1.86)	0.947	0.62(0.32–1.20)	0.153
Others	1.96(0.98–3.92)	0.059	0.76(0.34–1.72)	0.509
Religion
Muslim	Ref		Ref
Christian	1.44(1.02–2.04)	0.037	1.00(0.69–1.48)	0.961

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