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Table 2 Association between sociodemographic, bed net use, gestational and obstetric characteristics and uptake of ≥ 3 IPT doses in the study population

From: Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy and risk factors for maternal anaemia and low birthweight among HIV-negative mothers in Dschang, West region of Cameroon: a cross sectional study

Variables

Modalities

Number (%)

cOR (95% CI)

P

aOR (95% CI)

P

Age group

15—23

37 (33.64)

1

1

-

 

24—34

75 (33.48)

0.99 (0.61–1.62)

0.98

0.97 (0.49–1.90)

0.92

 

 > 34

22 (48.89)

1.89 (0.93 3.84)

0.08

2.38 (0.83–7.07)

0.11

Education level

Secondary

71 (32.87)

1

1

 

Primary

4 (57.14)

4.08 (0.782 9.97)

0.11

2.94 (0.43 29.20)

0.30

 

Tertiary

59 (37.58)

1.23 (0.80–1.89)

0.35

0.94 (0.57–1.57)

0.82

Bed net use

Yes

63 (36.21)

1

1

 

No

71 (34.47)

0.92 (0.60–1.40)

0.69

0.89 (0.48–1.66)

0.72

Duration of bed net use

5

32 (33.68)

1

1

 

 < 5

102 (35.79)

1.08 (0.66 – 1.78)

0.76

1.38 (0.67–2.84)

0.38

Gravidity

2

99 (37.22)

1

1

 

 < 2

35 (30.70)

0.76 (0.47–1.20)

0.24

0.84 (0.43–1.60)

0.59

Parity

3

41 (41.00)

1

1

 

 < 3

93 (33.21)

0.72 (0.45–1.15)

0.17

0.80 (0.42–1.53)

0.50

Number of ANC contacts

4

131 (47.12)

1

1

 

 < 4

3 (2.94)

0.03 (0.01–0.09)

 < 0.001***

0.03 (0.01 – 0.08)

 < 0.001***

Gestational age

37

123 (35.55)

1

1

 

 < 37

11 (32.35)

0.86 (0.39–1.79)

0.70

1.33 (0.52–3.37)

0.55

Residence

Semi urban

95 (34.30)

1

1

 

Rural

39 (37.86)

1.19 (0.74–1.89)

0.48

1.04 (0.60–1.79)

0.89

Exposure to malaria

No

92 (34.72)

1

1

 

Yes

42 (36.52)

1.10 (0.69–1.73)

0.69

1.01 (0.60–1.70)

0.97

  1. ** Indicates significance results (p < 0.05)