Research Article

Women’s Awareness and Associated Factors on Preconception Folic Acid Supplementation in Adet, Northwestern Ethiopia, 2016: Implication of Reproductive Health

Table 4

Factors associated with women’s awareness on preconception folic acid supplementation in Adet, Gojjam, Northwestern Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 422).

VariablesAwarenessCrude odds ratio (95% CI)Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
NoYes

Educational status
 No formal education90 (90.9%)9 (9.1%)11
 Primary school82 (84.5%)15 (15.5%)1.83 (1.096–4.813)3.94 (2.56–4.78)
 Secondary school109 (83.2%)22 (16.8%)2.02 (1.247–5.039)4.05 (2.79–6.94)
 College and above74 (77.9%)21 (22.1%)2.84 (2.577–10.633)4.77 (1.85–6.98)

Monthly income
 50$ or less132 (88.6%)17 (11.4%)11
 51–100$85 (88.5%)11 (11.5%)1.01 (.546–1.852)1.26 (.3–1.67)
 101–150$42 (76.4%)13 (23.6%)2.40 (1.074–4.062)2.62 (2.05–6.76)
 151–200$52 (80.0%)13 (20.0%)1.94 (.847–3.078)1.04 (.38–2.80)
 More than 200$44 (77.2%)13 (22.8%)2.29 (.793–3.072)1.50 (.35–3.23)

Health problem
 Yes30 (85.7%)5 (14.3%)1. 15 (.792–3. 353)3.47 (2.68–5.98)
 No35 (73.4%62 (16.0%)11

History of family planning use
 Yes189 (77.3%)56 (22.7)4.47 (3.82–6.84)3.89 (1.77–8.55)
 No166 (93.9%)11 (6.1%)11

value < 0.05; CI = confidence interval.