Table 3 Factors Influencing Delivery of IPT-SP
Factors | Delivery of IPTp-SP When in Stock (N = 467) | |
|---|---|---|
Appropriate | P-value | |
Type of facility | ||
 District hospital | 96/117 (82.1) |  |
 Faith-based hospital | 100/116 (86.2) | < 0.0001 |
 Health Centres | 178/205 (86.8) |  |
 CHPS Compounds | 16/29 (55.2) |  |
Ultrasound scan | ||
 Available | 136/169 (80.5) |  |
 Unavailable | 254/298 (85.2) | 0.183 |
Type of worker | ||
 Midwife | 333/394 (84.5) |  |
 Rotation nurse | 57/73 (78.1) | 0.173 |
ANC years of experience | ||
  < 1 year | 131/171 (76.6) |  |
 1-5 years | 152/171 (88.9) | 0.007 |
  > 5 years | 107/125 (85.6) |  |
MiP Training | ||
 Yes | 261/312 (83.7) | 0.907 |
 No | 129 /155 (83.2) |  |
Can SP be taken on an empty stomach | ||
 Yes (Correct) | 107/128 (83.6) | 0.977 |
 No (Incorrect) | 283/339 (83.5) |  |
IPTp-SP can be given at 16 weeks of gestation irrespective of quickening | ||
 Yes (Correct) | 51/67 (76.1) | 0.078 |
 No (Incorrect) | 339/400 (84.8) |  |
Type of Pregnant woman | ||
 First time ANC | 30/49 (61.2) | < 0.0001 |
 Continuing ANC | 360/418 (86.1) |  |
No. of ANC attended | ||
 Once | 30/49 (61.2) |  |
 Twice | 68/77 (88.3) |  |
 Thrice | 74/88 (84.1) | < 0.0001 |
 Four | 69/82 (84.2) |  |
 Fifth-sixth | 90/99 (90.9) |  |
 7+ times | 59/72 (81.9) |  |
Gestational age | ||
 16–20 weeks | 64/95 (67.4) |  |
 21–25 weeks | 71/83 (85.5) | < 0.0001 |
 26–30 weeks | 102/110 (92.7) |  |
 31–35 weeks | 87/98 (88.8) |  |
 36 + weeks | 66/81 (81.5) |  |