Regular Antenatal Attendance and Education Influence the Uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study at the University Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics and IPTp-SP uptake of the study population.
Variable
Frequency (n=280)
Percentage (%)
Age (Years)
29.71± 4.9
15-20
4
1.4
21-25
47
16.8
26-30
114
40.7
31-35
77
27.5
36-40
34
12.1
41-45
4
1.4
Educational Status
No education
20
7.1
Primary
124
44.3
Secondary
77
27.5
Tertiary
59
21.0
Religion
Christian
212
75.7
Muslim
68
24.3
Occupation
Unemployed
38
13.6
Informal
171
61.1
Formal
69
24.6
Marital Status
Single
18
6.4
Married
238
85.0
Cohabiting
24
8.6
Parity
0
62
22.1
1
88
31.4
2
72
25.0
3
30
10.7
≥4
28
10.0
IPTp-SPdoses
0
8
2.9
1
108
38.6
2
75
26.8
3
89
31.8
IPTp-SP; intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine.