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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 3.
Published in final edited form as: AAS Open Res. 2019 Mar 25;1:21. doi: 10.12688/aasopenres.12891.2

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)