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Table 3 Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) for factors associated with uptake of IPTp among women who attended ANC services and had a live birth 2 years before the survey (N = 1616)

From: Predictors for uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) in Tanzania

Variable

AOR

95 % CI

P value

Age groups

 15–19

1

  

 20–24

1.28

0.83–1.98

 

 25–29

1.38

0.88–2.16

 

 30–34

1.88

1.16–6.05

**

 35–39

2.25

1.36–3.64

***

 40–44

1.17

0.60–2.29

 

 45–49

1.69

0.37–7.64

 

Marital Status

 Married

1

  

 Never married

1.29

0.08–2.08

 

 Divorced/Separated

0.61

0.37–1.01

*

Zones

 Eastern

1

  

 Western

0.82

0.49–1.38

***

 Southern

0.63

0.32–1.22

**

 Southern Highlands

0.81

0.50–1.31

 

 Southern West Highlands

0.44

0.27–0.73

 

 Central

0.51

0.30–0.85

 

 Northern

0.68

0.41–1.13

 

 Lake

0.54

0.35–0.83

**

 Zanzibar

0.46

0.23–0.93

*

Parity

 Three or more Children No child

1

  

 One child

3.08

1.21–7.83

*

 Two Children

1.42

1.00–2.02

*

 

1.10

0.80–1.51

 

Timing of 1st ANC Visit:

 3rd trimester

1

  

 1st trimester

1.99

1.24–3.21

**

 2nd trimester

1.94

1.29–2.90

***

  1. Here *, ** and *** indicate p < 0.05, p < 0.01 and p < 0.001 respectively