Table 2: Association of characteristics of study population and IPT.

IPT dose

3

< 3

 

 

 

     

 Khi         square

df

P value

Age groups

         

15-23

37 (27.61%)

73 (29.67%)

     

24-34

75 (55.97%)

150 (60.97%)

     

> 34                                 

22 (16.41%)

23 (9.34%)

  4.1544

  2

0.1253

Level of education

         

Primary

4 (2.98%)

3 (1.21%)

     

Secondary

71 (52.98%)

145 (58.94%)

     

Tertiary

59 (44.02%)

98 (39.83%)

   

0.2777

Bed net use

         

yes

63 (47.01%)

111 (45.12%)

     

no

71 (52.98%)

135 (54.87%)

    0.0665

  1

0.8056

Duration (month)

         

> 5

93 (78.86%)

198 (78%)

     

< 5

31 (23.13%)

48 (19.51%)

    0.7085

   2

0.7017

Number of ANC

         

0

0

5 (2.03%)

     

1

0

4 (1.62%)

     

2

0

17 (6.91%)

     

3

3 (2.23%)

73 (29.67%)

     

> 4

131 (97.76%)

147 (59.75%)

   

0.00030

Parity

         

0

38 (28.35%)

85 (34.55%)

     

1

29 (21.64%)

53 (21.54%)

     

2

26 (19.40%)

49 (19.91%)

     

> 3

41 (30.59%)

59 (29.98%)

    2.4822

     3

0.4785

Gravidity

         

1

72 (53.73%)

125 (50.85%)

     

2

35 (26.11%)

79 (39.11%)

     

> 3

27 (20.14%)

42 (17.07%)

   1.6336

      2

0.4418

Gestational age

         

≥ 37

132 (98.50%)

232 (94.30%)

     

< 37

2 (1.49%)

14 (5.69%)

    2.8218

        1

0.09299

MIP

         

No

92 (68.65%)

173 (70.32%)

     

Yes

42 (31.34%)

73 (29.67%)

     0.0490

       1

0.8248

Maternal anemia

         

anemia

34 (25.35%)

59 (23.98%)

     

No anemia

99 (73.88%)

186 (75.60%)

     

Severe anemia

1 (0.74%)

 1 (0.40%)

   

0.9097

BW at delivery (g)

         

≥ 2500

117 (87.37%)

 210 (85.36%)

     

< 2500

17 (12.68%)

36 (14.63%)

       0.1358

1

0.7124

Df: Degree of Freedom; g: Gram; MIP: Malaria in Pregnancy; BW: Babies Weight