Adherence to Iron and Folic Acid Supplement and Its Associated Factors among Antenatal Care Attendant Mothers in Lay Armachiho Health Centers, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2017
Table 1
Sociodemographic factors of respondents, Lay Armachiho district Health Centers, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n=418).
Variable
Categories
Frequency (n)
Percent (%)
Age
17- 25
211
50.5
26- 35
155
37.1
36- 45
52
12.4
Residence
Rural
312
74.6
Urban
106
24.4
Religion
Orthodox
415
99.3
Muslim
3
0.7
Ethnicity
Kemant
380
90.9
Amhara
38
9.1
Educational status of mother
Cannot read and write
148
35.4
Can read and write
188
45
Completed primary and above
82
19.6
Educational status of husband
Cannot read and write
152
36.4
Can read and write
118
24.6
Completed primary and above
148
35.4
Occupation of mother
Housewife
347
83
Employed
71
17
Occupation of husband
Employed
66
15.8
Farmers
352
84.4
Family size
Two
101
24.2
Three
77
18.4
Four
64
15.3
Five and above
176
42.1
Monthly income (ETB)
500- 2500
165
39.5
2501- 3500
161
38.5
>3500
92
22
Knowledge about IFAS and anaemia
Knowledgeable
57
13.6
Non-knowledgeable
361
86.4
ETB: Ethiopian birr; ETB = 24 USD; knowledgeable means those who have correctly answered above the mean of knowledge questions regarding anemia and IFAS.