Table 4.
Factors associated with adherence to iron-folate supplement at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 2018
| Variables | Adherence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | With 95% CI | P-values | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | COR | AOR | |||
| Residence | Urban | 15 (8.2) | 167 (91.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| Rural | 6 (33.3) | 12 (66.7) | 0.180 (0.059–0.547) * | 0.296 (0.078–1.132) | ||
| Health education and counselling | Yes | 11 (6.9) | 148 (93.1) | 4.34 (1.696–11.109) * | 4.55 (1.534–13.512) * | 0.006 |
| No | 10 (24.4) | 31 (75.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Family size | 1–3 | 14 (17.9) | 64 (82.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| 4–6 | 6 (5.4) | 106 (94.6) | 0.259 (0.095–0.707) * | 1.807 (0.037–88.394) | ||
| >6 | 1 (10.0) | 9 (90.0) | 0.536 (0.059–4.341) | 0.733 (0.038–14.315) | ||
| Frequency of pregnancies | 1 | 4 (20.0) | 16 (80.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 9 (18.8) | 39 (81.3) | 0.923 (0.248–3.434) | 3.787 (0.630–22.756) | ||
| 3 | 5 (7.6) | 61 (92.4) | 0.328 (0.079–1.364) | 6.941 (1.511–31.890) * | 0.013 | |
| >3 | 3 (4.5) | 63 (95.5) | 0.190 (0.039–0.938) * | 1.528 (0.309–7.564) | ||
| Number of antenatal care visits | 1 | 11 (22.0) | 39 (78.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6 (7.7) | 72 (92.3) | 0.295 (0.102–0.860) * | 0.242 (0.069–0.852) * | 0.027 | |
| 3 | 4 (7.8) | 47 (92.2) | 0.302 (0.089–1.023) | 0.282 (0.069–1.155) | ||
| >3 | 0 (0.0) | 21 (100) | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) | 0.000 (0.00–0.00) | ||
Note: *P<0.05.