The Effectiveness of the Revised Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) in the Prevention of Malaria among Pregnant Women in Northern Ghana
Table 3
Prevalence of malaria at 36 weeks of gestation.
Variable
Malaria parasites at 36 weeks, n (%)
X2
-value
Negative, 849 (74.1%)
Positive, 297 (25.9%)
Reported usage of SP
14.73
<0.0001
Did not take SP
149 (64.2)
83 (35.8)
Took SP
700 (76.6)
214 (23.4)
SP dosage
37.86
<0.0001
No SP
149 (64.2)
83 (35.8)
<3 dose
296 (69.2)
132 (30.8)
≥3 dose
404 (83.1)
82 (16.9)
Reported ITN/SP usage
26.75
<0.001
No ITN/SP use
90 (61.2)
57 (38.8)
Only SP use
355 (72.3)
136 (27.7)
Only ITN use
59 (69.4)
26 (30.6)
Both SP and ITN use
345 (81.6)
78 (18.4)
Data are presented as count (percent). Categorical variables are compared using the Chi-square test, and are considered statistically significant.
