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Research Article
Factors Associated with Uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study in Private Health Facilities in Tema Metropolis, Ghana
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants and IPTp-SP uptake.
Variables
Frequency
IPTp-SP uptake (
)
p-value
N = 382
0-2 doses
3-4 doses
5-6 doses
Age group
0.855
18-24
73
50.7
48.3
0.0
25-31
179
54.7
43.6
1.7
32-38
107
54.2
44.8
0.9
39-45
23
47.8
52.2
0.0
Marital status
0.383
Single
25
60.0
40.0
0.0
Married
297
53.5
45.8
0.7
Cohabiting
60
50.0
46.7
3.3
Education
0.786
No formal education
60
51.7
48.3
0.0
Basic
198
51.0
47.5
1.5
Secondary
97
58.8
40.2
1.0
Tertiary
26
57.7
42.3
0.0
Occupation
0.727
Government/Private
33
48.5
51.5
0.0
Self employed
275
51.5
45.1
1.5
Unemployed
74
55.4
44.6
0.0
Number of children
0.097
0
41
51.2
46.3
2.4
1-2
243
51.4
48.1
0.4
3-4
87
59.8
39.1
1.1
5-7
11
54.5
36.4
9.1