Table 3.
Univariate and multivariate analyses for predictors of folic acid use in the first trimester among pregnant women at Khartoum, Sudan
| |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The variables | OR | 95% CI | P | O R | 95% CI | P |
| Age > 28.0 year |
1.35 |
0.86-2.14 |
0.187 |
1.5 |
0.93-2.7 |
0.084 |
| primiparae |
3.4 |
1.9-5.9 |
<0.001 |
3.8 |
1.9-7.6 |
<0.001 |
| Education ≥ secondary level |
1.04 |
0.75-1.45 |
0.7756 |
0.67 |
0.44-1 |
0.068 |
| Urban residence |
0.84 |
0.66-1.19 |
0.433 |
1.1 |
0.77-1.6 |
0.546 |
| Maternal job (employee) |
2.37 |
1.56-3.6 |
<0.001 |
3.9 |
2.25-6.77 |
<0.001 |
| antenatal care |
5.7 |
3.2-10.2 |
<0.001 |
7.9 |
4.1-15 |
<0.001 |
| No medical diseases | 1.01 | 0.57-1.76 | 0.974 | 1.31 | 0.67-2.58 | 0.426 |