Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Research Article

Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Compliance and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Shalla District, Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Multivariate logistic analysis of factors influencing compliance with iron-folate supplement among pregnant women attending ANC in Shalla district health facilities, West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 402).


Variables	Compliance with iron-folate supplement		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Variables	Compliant N (%)	Noncompliant N (%)	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)

Anemia in a previous pregnancy (N = 307)
No^®	160 (87.4)	90 (72.6)	2.63 (1.5–4.7)	6.13 (2.9, 12.9)
Yes	23 (12.6)	34 (27.4)	1	1

Counseling service given on IFA
No^®	98 (39.5)	121 (78.6)	1	1
Yes	150 (60.5)	33 (21.4)	5.61 (3.6, 8.9)	8.4 (4.5, 15.5)

Awareness of the benefit of IFA
No^®	188 (75.8)	102 (66.2)	1	1
Yes	60 (24.2)	52 (33.8)	1.59 (1.1, 2.49)	1.69 (1.1–2.9)

Member of Health Development Army
No^®	133 (53.6%)	133 (53.6%)	1
Yes	43 (27.9%)	43 (27.9%)	2.99 (1.9, 4.6)	2.11 (1.2, 3.9)

Previous history of delivery
No^®	67 (27.0%)	31 (20.1%)	1
Yes	181 (73.0%)	123 (79.9%)	1.5 (0.9, 2.4)	1.07 (0.1, 15.4)

Statistically significant variables in multiple logistic regressions at value ≤0.05. ® Reference category. IFA, iron and folic acid; COR, crud odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.