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. 2022 Oct 27;63(3):E456–E463. doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2022.63.3.2340

Tab. III.

Correlation between the characteristics of pregnant women with Consumption of Iron Tablets in Indonesia.

Characteristics Consumption of iron tablets Total p-value
Recommendation (≥ 90 tablet) Not Recommendation (< 90 tablet)
n % N % n %
Age 0.005*
    20-35 Years 124 2.05 190 2.96 314 2.52
<20 Years 4,380 72.49 4,636 72.17 9,016 72.32
>35 Years 1,538 25.46 1,598 24.87 3,136 25.16
Education 0.000*
    Higher education 1,208 19.99 1,023 15.92 2,231 17.70
    Secondary education 3,525 58.34 3,637 56.62 7,162 57.45
    Primary education 1,277 21.14 1,677 26.11 2,954 23.70
    No school 32 0.53 87 1.35 119 0.95
Employment 0.119*
    Working 3,284 54.37 3,399 52.96 6,683 53.64
    Not Working 2,756 45.63 3,019 47.04 5,775 46.36
Parity 0.000*
    Primipara 3,756 62.16 3,939 61.32 7,695 61.73
    Multipara 1,958 32.41 1,941 30.21 3,899 31.28
    Grande multipare 328 5.43 544 8.47 872 6.99
ANC Quantity 0.000*
    Good (≥ 4 times) 5,161 85.86 4,412 70.58 9,573 78.07
    Poor (< 4 times) 850 14.14 1,839 29.42 2,689 21.93
ANC Quality 0.000*
    Good(10T) 4,817 81.19 4,332 68.93 9,149 74.88
    Poor (< 10T) 1,116 18.81 1,953 31.07 3,069 25.12
ANC examiner 0.000*
    Health workers 5,898 97.75 6,055 94.85 11,953 96.26
    Non health workers 136 2.25 329 5.15 465 3.74
Residential 0.000*
    Urban 3,476 57.53 2,825 3,599 43.98 6,301 50.55
    Rural 2,566 42.47 56.02 6,165 49.45
Socio-Economic Status 0.000*
    Very Rich 1,376 22.77 12.47 2,177 17.46
    Rich 1,270 21.02 801 16.38 2,322 18.63
    Medium 1,204 19.93 1,052 1,179 18.35 2,383 19.12
    Poor 1,070 17.71 1,411 1,981 21.96 2,481 19.90
    Very Poor 1,122 18.57 30.84 3,103 24.89

*Multivariate Candidates (p ≤ 0.25).