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.