Table 3.
Frequency of contextual factors related to intake of iron pills by high school girls
| Total (No./%) | Continuous compliance (No./%) | Refusal (No./%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scores of health knowledge | |||
| ─ Low | 297(45.98) | 173 (58.20) | 86 (29.29) |
| ─ Good | 349 (54.02) | 231 (66.20)* | 87 (24.9) |
| Self-report of body iron status | |||
| ─ Severe iron deficiency | 70 (10.80) | 37 (52.86) | 29 (41.43) |
| ─Moderate iron deficiency | 242 (37.35) | 151 (62.40) | 59 (24.38) |
| ─ Ideal | 159 (24.54) | 112 (70.44) | 34 (21.38) |
| ─ Better than ideal | 11 (1.69) | 7 (63.64) | 2 (18.18) |
| ─ No Idea | 166 (25.62) | 97 (58.43) | 52 (31.32) |
| Awareness of body iron status | |||
| ─ Yes | 118 (18.58%) | 82 (69.49) | 29 (24.58) |
| ─ No | 517 (81.42%) | 313 (60.54) | 146 (28.24) |
| Home iron consumption | |||
| ─ Yes | 237 (36.63%) | 166 (70.04)** | 51 (21.52) |
| ─ No | 388 (59.97%) | 220 (56.70) | 124 (31.96) |
| ─ Sometimes | 22 (3.40%) | 16 (72.73) | 1 (4.54) |
| Mothers’ literacy level | |||
| ─ No education | 27 (4.74) | 15 (55.55) | 7 (25.93) |
| ─ ≤ high school level | 479 (84.04) | 300 (62.63) | 123 (25.67) |
| ─ > high school level | 64 (11.23) | 38 (59.38) | 23 (35.94) |
| Fathers' literacy level | |||
| ─ No education | 15 (2.65) | 9 (60) | 3 (20) |
| ─ ≤ high school level | 388 (68.67) | 242 (62.37) | 106 (27.32) |
| ─ > high school level | 162 (28.67) | 101 (62.35) | 42 (25.93) |
Single and double asterisks represent p- value less than 0.05 and 0.01, respectively.