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Table 1 Distribution of respondents by background characteristics and the uptake of IPTp-SP among women who had a live birth in the last 2 years preceding the survey

From: Women’s empowerment and uptake of sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy: results from a cross-sectional baseline survey in the Lake endemic region, Kenya

 

IPTp-SP Uptake

All women

< 3 doses

3 + doses

N^

Weighted % [95 CI]

N^

Weighted % [95 CI]

N^

Weighted % [95 CI]

Age

 15–24

530

42.8 [24.3, 63.6]

820

33.8 [22.3, 47.7]

1350

36.9 [22.7, 53.8]

 25–34

474

47.5 [34.5, 60.8]

852

50.9 [43.0, 58.7]

1326

49.7 [39.9, 59.5]

 35–49

147

9.7 [4.3, 20.6]

306

15.3 [10.6, 21.5]

453

13.4 [8.1, 21.2]

Marital status

 Not married

210

18.4 [13.8, 24.1]

310

20.2 [12.6, 30.8]

520

19.6 [13.1, 28.3]

 Married

941

81.6 [75.9, 86.2]

1668

79.8 [69.2, 87.4]

2609

80.4 [71.7, 86.9]

Gravidity

 One

279

35.4 [29.4, 42.0]

452

24.6 [18.1, 32.6]

731

28.3 [21.9, 35.8]

 Two

235

29.7 [22.8, 37.6]

436

26.5 [23.7, 29.6]

671

27.6 [23.6, 32.0]

 Three

207

11.9 [6.2, 21.6]

347

22.7 [17.6, 28.8]

554

19.0 [16.8, 21.4]

 Four or more

430

23.0 [15.7, 32.4]

743

26.1 [22.2, 30.5]

1,173

25.1 [20.1, 30.8]

Knowledge of MiP prevention

 Low

526

41.2 [33.4, 49.6]

862

40.1 [36.7, 43.6]

1388

40.5 [35.8, 45.3]

 Moderate

353

30.7 [25.9, 35.9]

557

22.7 [15.8, 31.4]

910

25.4 [19.2, 32.8]

 High

272

28.1 [20.0, 37.9]

559

37.3 [29.9, 45.3]

831

34.1 [26.1, 43.1]

Level of education

 No schooling or some primary

380

13.8 [7.5, 24.1]

576

11.5 [6.5, 19.6]

956

12.3 [6.9, 21.2]

 Primary completed

473

3.9 [20.6, 50.3]

801

33.9 [25.9, 42.8]

1274

33.9 [24.3, 44.9]

 Secondary completed

193

4.5 [22.7, 26.4]

357

19.5 [12.0, 30.2]

550

21.2 [15.6, 28.3]

 Tertiary

105

27.8 [12.5, 50.9]

244

35.1 [18.9, 55.7]

349

32.6 [16.4, 54.3]

Work status

 Unemployed

532

50.4 [39.1, 61.7]

840

45.4 [36.1, 55.1]

1372

47.1 [37.1, 57.4]

 Employed

619

49.6 [38.3, 60.9]

1138

54.6 [44.9, 63.9]

1757

52.9 [42.6, 62.9]

Decision-making power

 Low

392

25.1 [19.6, 31.6]

551

12.5 [8.4,18.2]

943

16.8 [11.9, 23.2]

 Moderate

463

40.2 [37.9, 42.6]

759

44.2 [39.4, 49.1]

1,222

42.8 [39.5, 46.3]

 High

296

34.6 [29.2, 40.5]

668

43.3 [36.9, 50.0]

964

40.2 [34.0, 47.0]

Control of productive assets

 Low

351

27.4 [13.8, 47.0]

496

19.1 [10.5, 32.3]

847

21.9 [11.4, 38.0]

 Moderate

340

22.3 [17.1, 28.5]

613

22.8 [13.9, 35.1]

953

22.6 [17.3, 29.1]

 High

460

50.3 [38.2, 62.4]

869

58.1 [37.0, 76.5]

1329

55.4 [37.2, 72.3]

Number of ANC visits

 < 4 times

420

25.0 [16.4, 36.2]

324

11.3 [6.1, 19.9]

744

16.0 [9.2, 26.3]

 > 4 times

731

75.0 [63.8, 83.6]

1654

88.7 [80.1, 93.9]

2385

84.0 [73.7, 90.8]

Total

1151

34.3 [29.0, 40.0]

1978

65.7 [60.0, 71.0]

3129

100.0

  1. N^: unweighted totals; MiP: malaria in pregnancy