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Table 3 Factors associated with iron folate supplementation adherence among pregnant women in West Dembia northwest Ethiopia 2018 (N = 348)

From: Factors associated with adherence to iron folate supplementation among pregnant women in West Dembia district, northwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

Adherence

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

Number (%)

No

Number (%)

Knowledge about anemia

 Good knowledge

80 (40.0)

120 (60.0)

3.54 (2.25, 5.57)

2.63 (1.51, 4.59)*

 Poor knowledge

104 (70.3)

44 (29.7)

1

1

Knowledge about iron folate supplementation

 Good knowledge

102 (42.7)

137 (57.3)

4.08 (2.46, 6.76)

2.82 (1.52, 5.23)*

 Poor knowledge

82 (75.2)

27 (24.8)

1

1

Number of ANC visit

 ≤ 2

105 (64.4)

58 (35.6)

1

1

 3

66 (53.7)

57 (46.3)

1.56 (0.97, 2.52)

1.32 (0.78, 2.26)

 ≥ 4

13 (21.0)

49 (79.0)

6.82 (3.42, 13.61)

6.97 (3.25, 14.96)*

Previous anemia

 Yes

3 (9.7)

28 (90.3)

12.42 (3.70, 41.71)

13.87 (3.75, 51.35)*

 No

181 (57.1)

136 (42.9)

1

1

Previous malaria

 Yes

7 (33.3)

14 (66.7)

2.36 (0.93, 5.99)

2.76 (0.91, 8.39)

 No

177 (54.1)

150 (45.9)

1

1

Monthly income

 < 37$

17 (54.8)

14 (45.2)

1

1

 38–111$

109 (42.2)

149 (57.8)

0.60 (0.28, 1.27)

0.89 (0.37, 2.13)

 > 111$

38 (64.4)

21 (35.6)

1.49 (0.61, 3.61)

1.21 (0.43, 3.40)

  1. ANC antenatal care
  2. * Statistically significant at p < 0.05 after being adjusted for other variables, 1: reference