Table 4.

Factors associated with adherence to recommended IFA supplements: multivariable analyses with ANC related variables adjusted for pregnancy trimester as potential confounders and women's education as a variable of particular interest and relevance

Variables	OR (95% CI)a	p *	OR (95% CI)b	p *	OR (95% CI)c	p *
Woman's education
No education/literacy training only
Koranic school	0.93 (0.51–1.69)		.	.	0.93 (0.47–1.81)
Some primary education/completed 6th level	1.98 (0.90–4.32)				2.05 (0.85–4.94)
Any type of secondary education	0.52 (0.22–1.24)	.105	.	.	0.55 (0.20–1.53)	0.189
Period of gestation by trimester at the time of survey (n = 358)
First and second trimester (<27 weeks)
Third trimester(≥27 weeks)	0.74 (0.39–1.41)	0.362	.	.	0.86 (0.44–1.68)	0.651
Place of ANC visit (n = 397)
Health centre or higher level facility
Health post	1.06 (0.53–2.12)	0.862	0.59 (0.27–1.29)	0.187	0.62 (0.26–1.48)	0.287
Cost of roundtrip transportation for attending ANC (n = 396)
No cost incurred
100–2,500 West African CFA franc	0.39 (0.16–0.98)	0.045	0.49 (0.18–1.32)	0.157	0.28 (0.09–0.86)	0.027
Did the woman pay for ANC exam fee (n = 397)
No
Yes	0.51 (0.26–0.98)	0.044	0.47 (0.23–0.97)	0.042	0.44 (0.19–1.01)	0.053
Did the woman pay for ANC medication (n = 386)
No
Yes	0.48 (0.20–1.18)	0.109	0.40 (0.16–1.03)	0.056	0.30 (0.11–0.86)	0.025
Time spent for each ANC visit (n = 396)
Less than half day
Half day	0.48 (0.23–1.00)		0.45 (0.21–0.96)		0.49 (0.22–1.12)
More than half day	1.25 (0.47–3.31)	0.116	1.22 (0.46–3.21)	0.098	1.53 (0.51–4.56)	0.151

ANC = antenatal care; CI = confidence interval; IFA = iron‐folic acid supplement; OR, odds ratio.

^aBivariate.

^bUnadjusted multivariable.

^cAdjusted multivariable.

^* Bold indicates significant p‐value (p < 0.05).