Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics and level of knowledge on iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS) among respondents.

Socio-demographics Characteristics		Level of IFAS knowledge
	Overall n (%)	Low n (%)	High n (%)
Age in years (n=356): ≤ 18 19 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49	28 (7.9) 241 (67.7) 84 (23.6) 3 (0.84)	23 (82.1) 151 (62.7) 38 (45.2) 1 (33.3)	5 (17.9) 90 (37.3) 46 (54.8) 2 (66.7)
Marital Status(n=364): Married Single Widow/Separated/Divorced	306 (84.1) 54 (14.8) 4 (1.1)	173 (56.5) 39 (72.2) 3 (75.0)	133 (43.5) 15 (27.8) 1 (25.0)
Education Level (n=361): Lower primary Upper primary Secondary incomplete Secondary complete Tertiary	8 (2.2) 135 (37.4) 72 (19.9) 125 (34.6) 21 (5.8)	3 (37.5) 86 (63.7) 44 (61.1) 67 (53.6) 12 (57.1)	5 (62.5) 49 (36.3) 28 (38.9) 58 (46.4) 9 (42.9)
Occupation (n=362): Formal employment Self-employed Casual labourer Housewife Students Unemployed Farming	10 (2.8) 91 (25.1) 81 (22.4) 99 (27.4) 11 (3.0) 55 (15.2) 15 (4.1)	3 (30.0) 51 (56.0) 54 (66.7) 53 (53.5) 9 (81.8) 36 (65.5) 7 (46.7)	7 (70.0) 40 (44.0) 27 (33.3) 46 (46.5) 2 (18.2) 19 (34.6) 8 (53.3)
Number of children (n=237): 1 – 2 3 – 4 5+	184 (77.6) 46 (19.4) 7 (3.0)	101 (54.9) 23 (50.0) 3 (42.9)	83 (45.1) 23 (50.0) 4 (57.1)
Average income (n=351): ≤ 10,000 Above 10,000	325 (92.6) 26 (7.4)	199 (61.2) 10 (38.5)	126 (38.8) 16 (61.5)
Overall maternal IFAS knowledge	364 (100)	215 (59.1)	149(40.9)