Table 3 Factors associated with inadequate dietary folate consumption^a among women of reproductive age in Kersa, eastern Ethiopia, 2019

 16–25

190 (70.9)

0.88

0.80–0.97

0.01

0.89

0.80–0.97

0.01**

 25–35

464 (72.4)

0.91

0.84–0.98

0.02

0.96

0.89–1.02

0.20

  ≥ 36

184 (80.4)

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 Full-time

547 (71.5)

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 Part-time

62 (61.4)

0.86

0.73–1.01

0.3

0.93

0.80–.1.07

0.30

 Seasonal

229 (85.5)

1.19

1.12–1.28

0.000

1.12

1.06–1.20

< 0.001**

 Underweight

149 (79.3)

1.08

0.99–1.17

0.40

1.03

0.96–1.11

0.4

 Normal

640 (73.6)

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 Overweight

49 (64.5)

0.88

0.74–1.04

0.58

0.97

0.84–1.11

0.6

 Poor

513 (80.5)

1.39

1.24–1.57

0.01

1.14

1.03–1.26

0.01**

 Middle

191 (72.1)

1.25

1.09–1.43

0.000

1.20

1.06–1.35

< 0.001**

 Rich

134 (57.8)

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 Number of previous pregnancies ^#

4.54 (2.44)

1.02

1.00–1.03

0.03

0.99

0.98–1.01

0.7

 Optimum

180 (44.9)

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 Low

658 (89.8)

2.00

1.79–2.23

0.000

1.94

1.73–2.18

< 0.001**

 Household

622 (72.8)

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 Market

216 (77.1)

1.06

0.98–1.14

0.2

1.07

1.01–1.15

0.04**