Table 4.

Factors associated compliance with IFA among pregnant women in Hawassa city, South, Ethiopia, 2015(N = 402)

Variable	Compliance (N = 154)	Non-compliance (N = 248)	COR 95% CI	AOR 95% CI
Discussion the importance of IFA with your friends
Yes	123	215	1.642 (0.959,2.812)	1.55 (0.74,3.23)
No	31	33	1
Fearing to take IFA for fetal size increment
Yes	30	73	0.58 (0.358.0.94) *	1.29 (0.58,2.87)
No	124	175	1
Develop complications during the previous pregnancy
Yes	25	85	0.37 (0.225,0.614)*	0.34 (0.16,0.76) *
No	129	163	1
Is pregnancy planned
Yes	53	121	0.551 (0.364,0.834)*	1.13 (0.67,1.91)
No	101	127	1
Experiencing IFA related side effects during the previous pregnancy
Yes	122	84	7.44 (4.65,11.91) *	8.5 (4.65,15.35)*
No	32	164	1
Taking IFA for prevention of anemia
Yes	32	25	2.34 (1.33,4.13) *	1.31 (0.56,2.91)
No	122	223	1
Had anemia at the previous pregnancy
Yes	87	112
No	67	136	1.58 (1.05,2.36) *	0.68 (0.15,3.19)
Women who know the importance of IFA
Yes	120	83	7.02 (4.42,11.15) *	6.1 (3.53,10.24) *
No	34	165	1
Women who know how to take IFA
Yes	71	142	0.64 (0.43,0.96) *	0.47 (0.28,82)
No	83	106	1

*= > P < 0.05