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Table 4 Factors associated with utilization of prenatal iron supplementation Wolaita, south Ethiopia, January 2016

From: Predictors of prenatal iron folic acid supplement utilization in Wolaita, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study (quantitative and qualitative approach)

Variables

Iron supplementation Used (n = 46)

Iron supplementation not used (n = 355)

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P-Value

Age in years

 15–24

9

86

1

 25–34

33

246

1.28 (0.58–2.78)

2.17 (0.76–6.23)

0.14

 35 or above

4

23

1.66 (0.56–5.88)

5.31 (1.08–25.96)

0.04

Maternal education

 Illiterate

6

184

0.14 (0.06–0.34)

0.18 (0.05–0.59)**

0.005

 Literate

40

171

1

1

1

Birth order

 Primigravida

9

53

1.38 (0.63–3.03)

1.2 (0.38–3.76)

0.74

 Multigravida

37

302

1

1

1

Spousal education

 Illiterate

12

139

0.33 (0.15–0.72)

1.90 (0.56–6.42)

0.30

 Literate

34

216

1

1

 

Wealth index

 Poor

32

129

4.68 (2.08–10.52)

4.58 (1.75–11.90)**

0.002

 Middle

6

75

1.51 (0.51–4.51)

2.35 (0.65–8.42)

0.19

 Rich

8

151

1

1

 

Double trip distance from nearest health facility

 Up to 30 min

34

188

1

1

 

 31–60 min

10

137

0.40 (0.19–0.85)

0.76 (0.31–1.91)

0.56

 More than 60 min

2

30

0.37 (0.08–1.59)

0.21 (0.0.04–1.20)

0.08

ANC frequency

 0

2

96

0.04 (0.01–0.19)

0.25 (0.04–1.46)

0.12

 1

2

25

0.17 (0.04–0.77)

0.28 (0.04–1.20)

0.20

 2

7

81

0.18 (0.07–0.45)

0.24 (0.08–0.69)**

0.009

 3

13

107

0.25 (12–0.55)

0.32 (0.13–0.79)**

0.014

 4 or more

22

46

1

1

 

Knowledge of anemia

 Knowledgeable

41

162

1

1

 

 Not knowledgeable

5

193

0.10 (0.04–0.27)

0.15 (0.03–0.52)**

0.005

Perceived risk of anemia

 Yes

36

222

1

1

 

 No

10

133

0.46 (0.22–0.97)

0.96 (0.32–2.91)

0.94

Perceived benefit of taking iron supplementation

 Yes

45

250

1

1

 

 No

1

105

0.05 (0.01–0.39)

0.10 (0.01–0.63)**

0.02

Perceived barriers of taking iron supplementation

 Yes

28

219

1

1

 

 No

18

136

1.04 (0.55–1.94)

2.88 (1.10–7.54)

0.03

  1. Utilization of the supplementation is using/taking iron folic acid supplement for 91 days or more
  2. **explanatory variables significantly associated with dependent variable in multivariable model (p < 0.05)