Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: Assessment of the Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Three-Dose Policy on Birth Outcomes in Rural Northern Ghana
Table 4
IPTp-SP uptake, gestation at delivery, outcome of delivery, and anthropometric indices of babies.
Characteristics
No.
%
% uptake of IPTp-SP
χ2
p value
Gestation age at delivery (weeks)
< 3 doses
≥ 3 doses
< 37
57
22.4
40.4
59.6
11.4
0.001
37-42
197
77.6
18.8
81.2
Outcome of delivery
Alive
247
97.2
23.1
76.9
1.4
0.224
Dead
7
2.8
42.9
57.1
Birth weight (kg)
< 2.5
45
17.7
48.9
51.1
19.4
<0.001
≥ 2.5
209
82.3
18.2
81.8
Length of baby at delivery (cm)
< 45.7
43
16.9
33.3
66.7
2.6
0.105
≥ 45.7
211
83.1
21.7
78.3
Head circumference (cm)
< 35.0
210
83.7
23.8
76.2
0.02
0.878
≥ 35.0
44
17.3
23.6
76.4
IPTp-SP= intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine pyrimethamine.
