Table 3. Prevalence of IFA adherence among the respondents, Kakamega level 5 hospital, Kenya, 2020.
| IFA adherence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Average number of IFA tablets taken by respondents per week | ||||||
| Total (N) | 0-2 | % | 3-4 | % | 5-7 | % | |
| Mother’s age | |||||||
| ≤18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23.1 | 20 | 76.9 |
| 19-29 | 164 | 6 | 3.7 | 56 | 34.1 | 102 | 62.2 |
| ≥30 | 51 | 4 | 7.8 | 23 | 45.1 | 24 | 47.1 |
| Education level | |||||||
| Primary | 48 | 1 | 2.2 | 27 | 56.3 | 20 | 41.7 |
| Secondary | 99 | 4 | 4.0 | 29 | 29.3 | 66 | 66.7 |
| College | 94 | 5 | 5.3 | 29 | 30.9 | 60 | 63.8 |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 172 | 8 | 4.7 | 73 | 42.4 | 91 | 52.9 |
| Single | 69 | 2 | 2.9 | 12 | 17.4 | 55 | 79.7 |
| Distance to ANC | |||||||
| >30 mins | 35 | 3 | 8.6 | 12 | 34.3 | 20 | 57.1 |
| ≤30 mins | 206 | 7 | 3.4 | 73 | 35.4 | 126 | 61.2 |
| Side effects | |||||||
| No | 118 | 4 | 3.7 | 32 | 29.6 | 82 | 75.9 |
| Yes | 123 | 6 | 5.0 | 53 | 43.8 | 64 | 52.9 |
| Occupation | |||||||
| Formal | 48 | 3 | 6.3 | 14 | 29.2 | 31 | 64.6 |
| Non-formal | 70 | 2 | 2.9 | 30 | 42.9 | 38 | 54.3 |
| Housewife | 69 | 3 | 4.3 | 27 | 39.1 | 39 | 56.5 |
| Student | 54 | 2 | 3.7 | 14 | 25.9 | 38 | 70.4 |
| Religion | |||||||
| Christian | 231 | 10 | 4.3 | 81 | 35.1 | 140 | 60.6 |
| Muslim | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40.0 | 6 | 60.0 |
| Total | 10 | 4.149 | 85 | 35.3 | 146 | 60.6 | |
Overall Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) prevalence (60.6%).