Adherence to Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Kasulu Communities in North-Western Tanzania
Table 3
Factors associated with adherence of IFAS among respondents in Kasulu district, north-western Tanzania, March-April 2019 ().
Variables
Adherence level
COR (CI at 95%)
AOR (CI at 95%)
Adhered (%)
Not adhered (%)
Distance to the health facility (minutes)
60+ minutes
27 (16.77)
134 (83.23)
1.271 (0.732, 2.205)
0.338 (0.131, 0.886)
0-30 minutes
38 (23.90)
121 (76.1)
1
Number of ANC visits
4+
49 (24.62)
150 (75.38)
0.466 (0.256, 0.865)
0.6106 (0.220, 1.692)
Less than 4
16 (13.22)
105 (86.78)
1
Knowledge of IFAS
High knowledge
35 (31.82)
75 (68.18)
2.80 (1.604, 4.890)
3.864 (1.422, 10.500)
Low knowledge
30 (14.29)
180 (85.71)
1
Knowledge of Anaemia
High knowledge
56 (38.62)
89 (61.38)
3.336 (1.577, 7.059)
3.840 (1.335, 10.685)
Low knowledge
09 (5.14)
166 (94.86)
1
IFAS given each visit
Given each visits
52 (40.62)
76 (59.38)
9.421 (4.848, 18.307)
15.718 (5.335, 46.311)
Not given each visits
13 (6.77)
179 (93.23)
1
Number of meals
Twice and below
49 (28.32)
124 (71.68)
3.385 (1.721, 5.894)
3.439 (1.284, 9.212)
Three times or more
16 (10.88)
131 (89.12)
1
Time at first visit
1st trimester
33 (32.04)
70 (67.96)
2.725 (1.559, 4.765)
3.724 (1.417, 9.791)
2nd+ trimester
32 (14.75)
185 (85.25)
1
Side effect
Side effects
12 (11.11)
96 (88.89)
0.375 (0.191, 0.757)
0.132 (0.043, 0.406)
No side effects
53 (25)
159 (75)
1
Reminded by husband
Yes
55 (18.84)
237 (81.16)
2.394 (1.047, 5.473)
1.157 (0.454, 2.946)
No
10 (35.71)
18 (64.29)
1
Number of children
Less than 4 children
57 (25.79)
164 (74.21)
3.185 (1.807, 8.651)
3.462 (1.035,11.582)
4+ children
8 (8.08)
91 (91.92)
1
AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; COR = crude odds ratio; statistically significant; 1 = reference. Note Hosmer and Lemeshow ; therefore, the model is fitted to predict the factors associated with adherence.
