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Table 3 Factors associated with reported intake of folic acid fortified flour in Ifakara, 2017

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

Intake of fortified flour

Characteristics

n (%)

cOR (95% CI)

aOR(95% CI)a

Age group

 18–24

129 (66.2)

Ref

 25–35

169 (62.4)

0.85 (0.58–1.25)

1.05 (0.72–1.52)

 36–49

144 (62.1)

0.84 (0.56–1.25)

1.23 (0.72–2.11)

Education

 Primary or less

342 (60.6)

Ref

 Secondary or more

100 (74.6)

1.82 (1.19–2.78)

1.46 (0.89–2.37)

Marital status

 Married/ Cohabiting

261 (62.1)

Ref

 Divorced/separated/ Widowed

51 (57.9)

0.84 (0.53–1.34)

0.86 (0.43–1.72)

 Single

130 (68.4)

1.32 (0.92–1.90)

1.07 (0.71–1.60)

Occupation

 Employed

146 (74.1)

1.98 (1.37–2.87)

1.91 (1.19–3.06)b

 Unemployed

296 (59.1)

Ref

Household size

  < 5

203 (60.9)

Ref

  ≥ 5

239 (65.5)

1.21 (0.89–1.65)

1.32 (0.98–1.78)

Parity

 0

77 (71.3)

2.66 (1.45–4.88)

2.59 (1.36–4.95)b

 1–4

322 (64.3)

1.92 (1.22–3.04)

1.98 (1.17–3.33)a

 5+

43 (48.3)

Ref

Aware (heard) of folic acid

 Yes

39 (81.3)

2.66 (1.26–5.60)

2.53 (1.30–4.92)b

 No

403 (62)

Ref

Aware (heard) of fortified flour

 Yes

37 (71.2)

1.47 (0.79–2.73)

 No

405 (62.7)

  
  1. a: p = 0.01, b: p < 0.01
  2. aOR adjusted odds ratio; CI confidence interval, cOR crude odds ratio;
  3. aadjusted for age, education, marital status, occupation, household size, parity, heard of folic acid and heard of fortified flour