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Table 3 Predictors of compliance to IFA among ANC attendants at the University of Gondar hospital, 2017

From: Compliance to iron and folic acid supplementation in pregnancy, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Compliance

COR, (95% CI)

AOR, (95% CI)

Yes, no (%)

No, no (%)

Residence

 Urban

185 (80.1)

123 (65.8)

2.1 (1.35–3.26)

2.2 (1.29–3.77)*

 Rural

46 (19.9)

64 (34.2)

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Marital status

 Married

228 (98.7)

170 (90.9)

7.6 (2.19–26.35)

6.3 (1.66–23.89)*

 Single

3 (1.3)

17 (9.1)

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Family size

 ≥ 4

140 (60.6)

87 (46.5)

1.8 (1.20–2.61)

2.0 (1.16–3.57)*

 ≤ 3

91 (39.4)

100 (53.5)

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First ANC visit

 First trimester

104 (45)

53 (28.3)

2.4 (1.19–4.74)

2.4 (1.12–5.26)*

 Second trimester

108 (46.8)

111 (59.4)

1.2 (0.61–2.29)

1.3 (0.63–2.83)

 Third trimester

19 (8.2)

23 (12.3)

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Current anemia status

 Yes

93 (40.3)

50 (26.7)

1.9 (1.22–2.80)

1.9 (1.17–3.12)*

 No

138 (59.7)

137 (73.3)

 

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Tablet collected

 30

109 (47.2)

53 (28.3)

2.9 (1.3–6.54)

3.0 (1.21–7.43)*

 60

59 (25.5)

62 (33.2)

1.2 (0.59–3.06)

1.3 (0.50–3.14)

 90

51 (22.1)

55 (29.4)

1.3 (0.57–3.02)

1.0 (0.48–2.64)

 > 90

12 (5.2)

17 (9.1)

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  1. “*” Significant at 5% level of significance