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Table 2 Awareness of existence of folic acid fortified flour in community by -demographic and economic characteristics in Ifakara, 2017 (N = 698)

From: Awareness and factors associated with reported intake of folic acid-fortified flour among women of reproductive age in Ifakara, Morogoro region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Awareness of folic acid fortified flour existence

Characteristic

No

Yes

cOR (95% CI)

P value

n (%)

n (%)

Age group

 18–24

178 (91.3)

17 (8.7)

Ref

0.56*

 25–35

250 (92.3)

21 (7.8)

0.88 (0.45–1.72)

 36–49

218 (93.9)

14 (6.0)

0.67 (0.32–1.40)

Education

 Primary or less

526 (93.3)

38 (6.7)

Ref

0.14*

 Secondary or more

120 (89.5)

14 (10.5)

1.61 (0.84–3.08)

Marital status

 Married/ Cohabiting

391 (93.1)

29 (6.9)

Ref

0.79*

 Divorced/separated/ Widowed

81 (92.1)

7 (7.9)

1.66 (0.49–2.75)

 Single

174 (91.6)

16 (8.4)

1.24 (0.66–2.34)

Occupation

 1

181 (91.9)

16 (8.1)

1.14 (0.62–2.11)

0.67*

 2

465 (92.8)

36 (7.2)

Ref

Income per month

  < 150,000 Tshs

108 (89.3)

13 (10.7)

Ref

0.16*

 150,000+ Tshs

444 (93.1)

33 (6.9)

0.62 (0.31–1.22)

Household size

  < 5

305 (91.6)

28 (8.4)

Ref

0.36*

  ≥ 5

341 (93.4)

24 (6.6)

0.77 (0.43–1.35)

Parity

 0

102 (94.4)

6 (5.6)

0.81 (0.25–2.63)

0.66*

 1–4

461 (92.0)

40 (7.9)

1.20 (0.49–2.92)

 5+

83 (93.3)

6 (6.7)

Ref

  1. Missing values for income
  2. cOR Crude odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
  3. Occupation: 1 = Employed (including Self-employed/business), 2 = Unemployed (including Peasant/Maid/housewife/student, Tshs = Tanzanian shillings
  4. * Pearson chi square test