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. 2016 May 16;19(15):2818–2828. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016001002

Table 2.

Factors associated with adherence to maternal iron–folic acid supplementation (unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios) among women who had given birth within 2 years prior to the interview date; 2002–03, 2007 and 2012 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey

Good Unadjusted Adjusted
Characteristic n adherence (%) cOR 95 % CI P aOR 95 % CI P
Type of residence
Rural 9273 24·9 Ref. Ref.
Urban 7627 35·3 1·6 1·5, 1·8 0·00 1·0 0·9, 1·1 0·62
Wealth index
Poorest 3263 17·0 Ref. Ref.
Poorer 3183 25·5 1·7 1·5, 1·9 0·00 1·3 1·1, 1·4 0·00
Medium 3285 29·7 2·1 1·8, 2·3 0·00 1·4 1·2, 1·6 0·00
Richer 3325 28·6 2·1 1·9, 2·4 0·00 1·3 1·1, 1·4 0·00
Richest 2901 37·7 3·5 3·1, 3·9 0·00 1·6 1·4, 1·9 0·00
Women’s educational level
0–5 years of schooling 1929 18·7 Ref. Ref.
6–8 years of schooling 4916 27·2 1·6 1·4, 1·9 0·00 1·2 0·9, 1·4 0·06
9–11 years of schooling 3726 30·6 1·9 1·7, 2·2 0·00 1·1 0·9, 1·3 0·40
≥12 years of schooling 5387 39·1 2·8 2·5, 3·2 0·00 1·1 0·9, 1·3 0·25
Women’s exposure to three types of mass media
Less exposed 2554 21·1 ref Ref. Ref.
Frequently exposed to one type of media 8711 30·9 1·7 1·5, 1·9 0·00 1·10 1·0, 1·2 0·15
Frequently exposed to more than one type of media 4694 36·5 2·2 1·9, 2·4 0·00 1·16 1·0, 1·3 0·01
Perceived problems accessing health services
Have at least one problem 5345 24·9 Ref. Ref.
Have no problems 10 614 34·0 1·6 1·5, 1·7 0·00 1·3 1·2, 1·4 0·00
Frequency of ANC visits
Inadequate 5159 17·1 Ref. Ref.
Adequate 10 799 37·6 2·9 2·7, 3·2 0·00 2·2 2·0, 2·4 0·00
Women’s knowledge of pregnancy-related risks
Has no knowledge 5506 21·4 Ref. Ref.
Has some knowledge 6189 32·9 1·8 1·7, 2·0 0·00 1·5 1·4, 1·7 0·00
Has good knowledge 4262 40·5 2·5 2·3, 2·8 0·00 1·8 1·6, 2·0 0·00
Family support during pregnancy
Received no support 1323 16·1 Ref. Ref.
Received some support 8881 27·1 2·0 1·7, 2·3 0·00 1·3 1·1, 1·6 0·00
Received full support 5754 40·4 3·7 3·2, 4·3 0·00 1·9 1·6, 2·3 0·00

cOR, crude odds ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; ANC, antenatal care; ref., reference category.

Only included participants with no missing values for independent and dependent variables (n 15 958).

Adjusted by year of survey, pregnancy order, child’s age and women’s age.