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Table 6 Bivariate analysis on factors associated with timely uptake of discount voucher n = 486

From: Determinants of timely uptake of ITN and SP (IPT) and pregnancy time protected against malaria in Bukoba, Tanzania

Variable

Total received discount voucher (n = 486)

Timely uptake of discount voucher

(n = 104)

OR (95 % CI)

P value

No. (%)

Age (years)

14–17

8

3 (37.5)

1

 

18–35

427

95 (22.2)

0.47 (0.19–1.12)

0.9

36–44

51

6 (11.8)

0.22 (0.04–1.17)

0.08

Marital status

Not married

85

21 (24.7)

1

 

Married

401

83 (20.7)

0.79 (0.46–1.37)

0.44

Level of education

No formal

48

9 (18.8)

1

 

Primary school

324

67 (20.7)

1.25 (0.75–2.07)

0.389

Secondary school/college

114

28 (24.6)

1.41 (0.61–3.27)

0.42

Occupation

Farmer

177

33 (18.6)

1

 

Petty business women

230

54 (23.5)

1.86 (0.38–1.96)

0.72

Business women

79

17 (21.5)

1.19 (0.62–2.31)

0.59

Visit (weeks of gestation)

Late >18 weeks

360

6 (1.7)

1

 

Early ≤18 weeks

126

98 (77.8)

206 (83.15–512.84)

<0.0001

Gravity

Primigravidae

139

44 (31.7)

1

 

Secondgravidae/multigravidae

347

60 (17.3)

0.45 (0.28–0.71)

0.01

Time of walking to health facility

>60

16

3 (18.8)

1

 

31–60

149

23 (15.4)

0.72 (0.20–2.59)

0.61

≤30 min

321

78 (24.4)

1.26 (0.33–4.79)

0.73

Influence to make visit

Friends/radio

17

1 (5.9)

1

 

Husband

86

15 (17.4)

1.21 (0.03–1.60)

0.13

Self

383

88 (23.0)

1.29 (0.04–2.41)

0.26

Parity

0

160

49 (30.6)

1

 

≥1

326

55 (18.0)

2.18 (1.39–3.39)

0.001