Table 3 Factors associated with adherence to IFA supplementation among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Shire refugee camps, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015. (n = 320)
Variables | Adherence for IFA supplementation | COR (CI 95%) | AOR (CI 95%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Age | 15–19 | 20 | 5 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
20–34 | 161 | 96 | 2.39(0.87–6.56) | 3.09(1.02–9.40) | |
> 35 | 26 | 12 | 1.85(0.56–6.10) | 2.60(0.68–9.88) | |
Maternal occupation | House wife | 172 | 83 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Merchant | 11 | 10 | 1.88(0.77–0.61) | 0.83(0.29–2.36) | |
Volunteer | 14 | 7 | 1.04(0.40–2.66) | 0.76(0.27–2.15) | |
Othersa | 10 | 13 | 2.69(1.13–6.40) | 0.59(0.22–1.58) | |
Time of ANC started | < 16 weeks of GA | 41 | 113 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
≥16 weeks of GA | 72 | 94 | 0.47(0.30–0.76) | 0.87(0.50–1.50) | |
Number of ANC visit | < 4 visits | 97 | 135 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
≥4 visits | 16 | 72 | 0.31(0.17–0.56) | 2.83(1.46–5.48) b | |
Received information on importance of IFA | Yes | 42 | 139 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 71 | 68 | 0.29(0.18–.47) | 0.43(0.25–0.74) b | |
Morning sickness | No | 160 | 95 | 0.65(0.35–1.18) | 1.79(0.89–3.58) |
Yes | 47 | 18 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Knowledge on Anemia during Px. | Somehow knowledgeable | 69 | 55 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
less knowledgeable | 44 | 152 | 0.25(0.14–0.43) | 0.23(0.14–0.38) b | |