Table 6.
Logistic regression models of factors associated with good IFA consumption during pregnancy (N = 330)
| Good iron consumption | Good folic acid consumption | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explanatory variables | AOR | 95 % CI | p-value | AOR | 95 % CI | p-value |
| Age | NS | |||||
| 18–24 | 1.00 | |||||
| 25–30 | 2.92 | (0.71–12.06) | 0.14 | |||
| 31 and above | 4.44 | (1.09–18.10) | 0.04* | |||
| Knowledge | 1.23 | (1.05–1.44) | 0.001* | 1.24 | (1.07–1.43) | 0.004* |
| Attitude | 1.41 | (1.13–1.75) | < 0.002* | NS | ||
| Barriers | 0.53 | (0.29–0.97) | 0.04* | 0.51 | (0.31–0.89) | 0.02* |
NS not statistically significant and was not included in the model; IFA iron and folic acid; AOR adjusted odds ratio; CI confidence interval. *P < 0.05