Table 2.
Prevalence of iron supplementation adherence among married pregnant women by explanatory variables. Evidence from 25 SSA countries DHSs
| Variables | Numbers (Weighted %) | Iron adherence (Weighted %) | Chi-square, P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| Overall prevalence | 120,131 (51.7%) | |||
| Decision making | χ2 = 55.89, P < 0.001 | |||
| No | 127,476 (34.59) | 56.04 | 43.96 | |
| Yes | 90,356 (65.41) | 44.14 | 55.86 | |
| Age in years | χ2 = 54.03, P < 0.001 | |||
| 15–19 | 15,381 (7.86) | 56.62 | 43.38 | |
| 20–24 | 40,182 (19.88) | 55.31 | 44.69 | |
| 25–29 | 49,269 (21.60) | 47.89 | 52.11 | |
| 30–34 | 42,258 (16.88) | 43.70 | 56.3 | |
| 35–39 | 35,798 (14.56) | 44.99 | 55.01 | |
| 40–44 | 25,700 (11.73) | 39.05 | 60.95 | |
| 45–49 | 19,483 (7.51) | 42.25 | 57.75 | |
| Women’s educational status | χ2 = 98.12, P < 0.001 | |||
| No formal education | 99,491 (27.46) | 60.40 | 39.60 | |
| Primary school | 75,431 (38.90) | 50.23 | 49.77 | |
| Secondary school | 45,666 (29.65) | 41.07 | 58.93 | |
| Higher | 7473 (3.98) | 34.62 | 65.38 | |
| Husband’s educational status | χ2 = 66.06, P < 0.001 | |||
| No formal education | 86,384 (21.13) | 53.76 | 46.24 | |
| Primary school | 57,989 (26.62) | 54.87 | 45.13 | |
| Secondary school | 57,884 (44.91) | 46.05 | 53.95 | |
| Higher | 14,720 (7.34) | 32.97 | 67.03 | |
| Women occupation | χ2 = 96.77, P < 0.001 | |||
| Not working | 58,510 (25.30) | 12.79 | 14.88 | |
| Professional/technical/managerial | 7840 (5.41) | 1.92 | 3.28 | |
| Agricultural | 79,991 (29.67) | 13.86 | 8.64 | |
| Manual | 15,708 (3.39) | 1.65 | 1.91 | |
| Others | 55,827 (36.23) | 18.08 | 23.00 | |
| Wealth index | χ2 = 221.49, P < 0.001 | |||
| Poorest | 51,782 (17.92) | 6.53 | 4.66 | |
| Poorer | 47,375 (20.66) | 12.18 | 6.43 | |
| Middle | 45,144 (20.72) | 12.11 | 11.67 | |
| Richer | 42,578 (20.59) | 9.99 | 14.19 | |
| Richest | 41,192 (20.11) | 7.48 | 14.75 | |
| Reading newspaper | χ2 = 48.72, P < 0.001 | |||
| No | 196,334 (81.04) | 51.09 | 48.91 | |
| Yes | 32,163 (18.96) | 38.27 | 61.73 | |
| Listening radio | χ2 = 32.37, P < 0.001 | |||
| No | 98,580 (45.55) | 53.51 | 46.49 | |
| Yes | 129,986 (54.45) | 44.73 | 55.27 | |
| Watching television | χ2 = 88.02, P < 0.001 | |||
| No | 146,839 (38.71) | 59.00 | 41.00 | |
| Yes | 81,567 (61.29) | 43.57 | 56.43 | |
| Parity | χ2 = 12.86, P = 0.0769 | |||
| 1–2 | 69,399 (30.72) | 52.15 | 47.85 | |
| 3–4 | 63,805 (30.02) | 45.96 | 54.04 | |
| 5+ | 79,947 (39.26) | 46.81 | 53.19 | |
| Place of residence | χ2 = 106.61, P < 0.001 | |||
| Urban | 72,778 (64.71) | 43.66 | 56.34 | |
| Rural | 155,293 (35.29) | 61.51 | 38.49 | |
| Religion | χ2 = 24.20, P < 0.001 | |||
| Christian | 133,400 (93.53) | 47.41 | 52.59 | |
| Muslim | 84,097 (0.36) | 76.65 | 23.35 | |
| Others | 10,987 (6.11) | 63.01 | 36.99 | |
| Number of ANC visit | χ2 = 262.36, P < 0.001 | |||
| < 4 | 65,290 (24.89) | 70.06 | 29.94 | |
| > = 4 | 79,314 (75.11) | 40.77 | 59.23 | |