Table 2 Factors Associated with Adherence to Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Aykel town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 412)
Variables | Adherence | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, no (%) | No, no (%) | ||||
Number of Children | |||||
 0 | 82 (44.5) | 102 (55.5) | 1.38 (0.67–2.83) | 1.07 (0.31, 3.68) | 0.657 |
 1–3 | 138 (52.0) | 127 (47.9) | 2.13 (1.01–4.5) | 1.2 (0.33, 4.42) | 0.594 |
 4–6 | 29 (46.7) | 33 (53.3) | 1.5 (0.66–3.4) | 0.86 (0.20, 3.62) | 0.401 |
 ≥ 7 | 14 (36.8) | 24 (63.2) | 1 | 1 |  |
History of abortion | |||||
 Yes | 36 (70.5) | 15 (29.4) | 2.78 (1.39, 5.24) | 3.92 (1.77, 8.7) | 0.003 |
 No | 95 (47.1) | 107(52.9) | 1 | 1 |  |
Knowledge about anemia | |||||
 Knowledgeable | 130 (70.0) | 56 (30.0) | 5.62 (3.68, 8.6) | 2.3 (1.15, 4.59) | 0.017 |
 Not knowledgeable | 66 (29.0) | 160 (71.0) | 1 | 1 |  |
Knowledge of IFASa | |||||
 knowledgeable | 159 (60.5) | 104 (39.5) | 4.62 (2.96, 7.23) | 3.56 (1.77, 7.14) | 0.002 |
 Not knowledgeable | 37(24.9) | 112 (75.1) | 1 | 1 |  |
HE given about IFASa | |||||
 Yes | 9 5 (78.5) | 26 (21.5) | 6.83 (4.16, 1.23) | 3.72 (1.8, 7.71) | 0.001 |
 No | 101 (34.8) | 189 (65.2) | 1 | 1 |  |
Problem faced in HFb | |||||
 Yes | 17 (25.7) | 49 (74.3) | 1 | 1 |  |
 No | 179 (51.7) | 167(48.2) | 3.08 (1.71, 5.57) | 4.78 (1.98, 11.51) | 0.001 |
Distance to health institutions | |||||
 > 30 min | 77 (40) | 116 (60) | 1 | 1 |  |
 < 30 min | 119 (54.3) | 100 (45.6) | 1.79 (1.21,2.65) | 1.32(0.68, 2.55) | 0.45 |