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Table 1 Prevalence of IPTp-SP in last pregnancy among women in sub-Saharan Africa (n = 43,961)

From: Factors influencing the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis

Variables

Weighted N

Weighted %

Prevalence of IPTp-SP

0-2 doses

3 or more doses

Individual level factors

Age

  15–19

4022

9.15

72.52

27.48

  20–24

10,457

23.79

69.53

30.47

  25–29

10,912

24.82

68.52

31.48

  30–34

8634

19.64

69.73

30.27

  35–39

6125

13.93

68.07

31.93

  40–44

2833

6.45

67.73

32.27

  45–49

977

2.22

71.21

28.79

Education

  No formal education

16,801

38.22

68.82

31.18

  Primary

15,849

36.05

70.97

29.03

  Secondary/Higher

11,311

25.73

67.72

32.28

Parity

  1 to 3

24,626

56.02

68.93

31.07

  4 or more

19,335

43.98

69.80

30.20

Exposure to malaria information on Radio

  No

19,754

44.94

69.97

30.03

  Yes

24,207

55.06

68.77

31.23

Exposure to malaria information on TV

  No

31,981

72.75

70.43

29.57

  Yes

11,980

27.25

66.33

33.67

Contextual factors

Residence

  Urban

11,964

27.22

67.43

32.57

  Rural

31,997

72.78

70.01

29.99

Wealth status

  Poorest

9451

21.5

70.75

29.25

  Poorer

9352

21.27

69.47

30.53

  Middle

8622

19.61

69.05

30.95

  Richer

8414

19.14

68.29

31.71

  Richest

8122

18.48

68.79

31.21

Sex of Household Head

  Male

35,628

81.04

69.23

30.77

  Female

8333

18.96

69.64

30.36

Country

  Burkina

4423

10.06

42.54

57.46

  Ghana

2161

4.91

40.36

59.64

  Kenya

2232

5.08

78.05

21.95

  Liberia

2126

4.84

76.43

23.57

  Madagascar

5092

11.58

89.92

10.08

  Mali

5054

11.5

77.74

22.26

  Malawi

2102

4.78

65.35

34.65

  Mozambique

3288

7.48

58.09

41.91

  Nigeria

3923

8.92

79.18

20.82

  Sierra Leone

4457

10.14

69.39

30.61

  Tanzania

5036

11.46

77.48

22.52

  Uganda

4068

9.25

60.41

39.59

All countries

43,961

100.0

69.31

30.69