Awareness of folic acid | P value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | No | Yes | cOR (95%CI) | |
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Age group | ||||
18–24 | 178 (91.3) | 17 (8.7) | Ref | 0.49* |
25–35 | 254 (93.7) | 17 (6.3) | 0.70 (0.35–1.41) | |
36–49 | 218 (93.9) | 14 (6.0) | 0.67 (0.32–1.40) | |
Education | ||||
Primary or less | 534 (94.7) | 30 (5.3) | Ref | 0.003*a |
Secondary or more | 116 (86.6) | 18 (13.4) | 2.49 (1.33–4.69) | |
Marital status | ||||
Married/ Cohabiting | 388 (92.4) | 32 (7.6) | Ref | 0.41^ |
Divorced/separated/Widowed | 85 (96.6) | 3 (3.4) | 0.43 (0.13–1.44) | |
Single | 177 (93.2) | 13 (6.8) | 0.89 (0.46–1.74) | |
Occupation | ||||
1 | 185 (93.9) | 12 (6.1) | 0.84 (0.43–1.65) | 0.61* |
2 | 465 (92.8) | 36 (7.2) | Ref | |
Income/month | ||||
< 150,000 Tshs | 114 (94.2) | 7 (5.8) | Ref | 0.67* |
150,000+ Tshs | 444 (93.1) | 33 (6.9) | 1.21 (0.52–2.81) | |
Household size | ||||
< 5 | 312 (93.7) | 21 (6.3) | Ref | 0.57* |
≥ 5 | 338 (92.6) | 27 (6.4) | 1.19 (0.66–2.14) | |
Parity | ||||
0 | 100 (92.6) | 8 (7.4) | 1.70 (0.49–5.87) | 0.72^ |
1–4 | 465 (92.8) | 36 (7.2) | 1.65 (0.57–4.75) | |
5+ | 85 (95.5) | 4 (4.5) | Ref |