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Table 2 Health system related factors in relation to adherence

From: Adherence to iron supplements among women receiving antenatal care at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda-cross-sectional study

Variable

Adherence (p0)

Non adherence (p1)

Total N (%)

p value (for p0–p1)

Number of ANC visits

 < 4 visits

202 (61.8)

20 (46.6)

222 (60.2)

0.06

 ≥ 4 visits

124 (38.1)

23 (53.4)

147 (39.8)

0.06

Received iron at previous visit

 Yes

291 (89.0)

42 (97.7)

333 (90.0)

0.07

 No

36 (11.0)

1 (2.3)

37 (10.0)

0.07

Counseled on iron before

 Yes

117 (35.8)

25 (58.1)

142 (38.4)

0.00

 No

220 (64.2)

18 (41.9)

228 (61.6)

0.00

Duration of use of iron

 ≤ 90 days

272 (83.2)

33 (76.7)

305 (82.4)

0.29

 > 90 days

55 (16.8)

10 (23.3)

65 (17.6)

0.29

Where do you get drugs from

 Hospital pharmacy

286 (87.5)

38 (88.4)

324 (87.6)

0.87

 Private clinic/local store

41 (12.5)

5 (11.6)

46 (13.4)

0.87

Do you always get your drugs

 Yes

247 (75.5)

38 (88.4)

285 (77.0)

0.06

 No

80 (24.5)

5 (11.6)

85 (23)

0.06

Iron tablets received on last visit

 ≤ 14 tablets

128 (39.2)

8 (18.6)

136 (36.8)

0.01

 > 14 tablets

199 (60.8)

35 (81.4)

234 (63.2)

0.01

Are you taking other medication?

 Yes

75 (22.9)

16 (37.2)

91 (24.6)

0.04

 No

252 (77.1)

27 (62.8)

279 (75.4)

0.04

Reason for missing

 Side effects

51 (15.6)

0 (0.0)

51 (13.8)

0.00

 Too many drugs

5 (1.5)

1 (2.3)

6 (1.6)

0.69

 I forgot

90 (27.5)

3 (7.0)

93 (25.1)

0.00

 No drugs

129 (39.4)

5 (11.6)

134 (36.2)

0.00

 Not important

20 (6.1)

0 (0.0)

20 (5.4)

0.09

 Other

32 (9.8)

34 (79.1)

66 (17.8)

0.00