Table 2 Individual and contextual-level factors associated with iron-folic acid intake in Ethiopia, mini-EDHS 2019 dataset

Age of mother in years

15–19

1

1

1

20–24

1.71(3.10,8.46)

1.41 (0.73, 2.27)

1.34 (0.69, 2.59)

25–29

1.73(1.03,2.91)

1.30 (0.66, 2.55)

1.25 (0.64, 2.48)

30–34

1.40(0.84,2.33)

1.18 (0.59, 2.40)

1.08 (0.54, 2.21)

35–39

0.94(0.56,1.58)

0.80 (0.37, 1.72)

0.73 (0.34, 1.59)

40–44

1.07(0.55,2.08)

1.28 (0.48, 3.35)

1.12 (0.43, 2.93)

45–49

0.36(0.14,0.90)

0.37 (0.11, 1.25)

0.30 (0.09, 1.03)

Religion

Orthodox

1

1

1

Muslim

0.54(0.34,0.84)

0.64 (0.42, 0.96)

1.08 (0.61, 1.923)

Protestant

0.65(0.40,1.02)

0.48 (0.30, 0.75)

0.72 (0.42, 1.27)

Other

0.64(0.4,1.73)

1.18 (0.50, 2.77)

1.76 (0.72, 4.35)

ANC visit

No

1

1

1

Yes

27.14(17.25,42.71)

23.96 (15.32, 3746)

21.26 (13.56, 33.32)

Wealth

Poorest

1

1

1

Poorer

1.90(1.33,2.72)

1.16 (0.75, 1.77)

1.05 (0.68, 1.63)

Middle

2.88(1.99,4.15)

1.66 (1.07, 2.57)

1.45 (0.93, 2.26)

Richer

2.84(1.88,4.29)

1.33 (0.82, 2.16)

1.10 (0.67, 1.82)

Richest

6.72(3.89,11.59)

1.70 (0.94, 3.07)

1.32 (0.5&, 3.12)

Marital status

Single/not living together

1

1

1

Married/living together

1.36(0.73,2.50)

0.95 (0.50, 1.81)

0.95(0.5000–08121).

Number of living children

≤ 2

1

1

1

3–5

0.78(0.59,1.01)

1.26 (0.85, 1.86)

1.29 (0.88, 1.92)

> 5

0.63(0.47,0.85)

1.876 (1.15, 3.02)

2.02 (1.25, 3.27)

Education status of a mother

No education

1

1

1

Primary

2.17 (1.62, 2.90)

1.87 (1.26, 2.78)

1.83 (1.24, 2.74)

Secondary

5.12(3.10,8.46

2.64 (1.51, 4.61)

2.75 (1.57, 4.82)

Higher

3.48(1.69,7.19)

1.69 (0.76, 0.38)

1.78 (0.81, 3.92)

Place of residence

Rural

1

1

Urban

0.40(0.26,0.62)

0.01 (0.40, 1.65)

Region

Dire Dewa

1

1

Tigray

2.44(1.35,4.420

2.00 (0.91, 4.39)

Afar

0.40(0.20,0.78)

1.05 (0.53, 2.0)

Amhara

1.27(0.69,2.31)

1.98 (0.89, 4.40)

Oromia

0.54(0.29,1.00)

0.91 (0.48, 1.75)

Somali

0.64(0.30,0.14)

0.44 (0.22, 0.87)

Benishangul

0.61(0.30,1.21)

0.74 (0.3, 1.46)

SNNP

0.47(0.26,0.86)

1.02 (0.46, 2.27)

Gambela

0.56(0.28,1.11)

0.53 (0.23, 1.22)

Harari

0.85(0.46,1.57)

0.86 (0.47, 1.56)

Addis Ababa

1.15(0.63,2.10)

0.49 (0.23, 1.03)

Cluster ANC follow up

Low

1

1

High

7.06(5.2,9.6)

1.72 (1.17, 2.54)

Cluster below middle wealth

Low

1

1

High

0.34(0.24,0.48)

0.81 (0.51, 1.28)

Cluster above secondary

Low

1

1

High

2.84(1.97,4.09)

0.93 (0.58, 1.49)