Table 3 Determinants of iron supplementation for pregnant women, Southern and Eastern Regions of Ethiopia

Age of respondent

\(\le\) 24

240(51.7%)

224(48.3%)

1.52(1.158, 2.001)**

25–29

311(54.0%)

265(46.0%)

1.66(1.283, 2.166)***

30–34

183(50.8%)

177(49.2%)

1.46(1.098, 1.964)*

\(\ge\) 35

157(41.3%)

223(58.7%)

1

Educational attainment

No education

409(38.4%)

656(61.6%)

1

1

Primary education

304(60.4%)

199(39.6%)

2.45(1.972, 3.045)***

1.21(0.883,1.648)

Secondary & above

178(84.0%)

34(16.0%)

8.39(5.702, 12.366)***

1.19(0.872, 1.630)**

Residence

Urban

331(70.9%)

136(29.1%)

3.27(2.606, 4.109)***

2.20 (1.325,3.638)**

Rural

560(42.7%)

753(57.3%)

1

1

Media in home

No

421(64.6%)

231(35.4%)

1

1

Yes

470(41.7%)

658(58.3%)

0.39(0.321, 0.478)***

1.41(1.022,1.946)*

Region

SNNPR

190(49.1%)

197(50.9%)

1

1

Somali

58(17.1%)

282(82.9%)

0.87(0.670, 1.149)

0.39(0.238, 0.626)***

Afar

244(52.4%)

222(47.6%)

0.18(0.134, 0.262)***

0.68(0.460,1.004)

Harari

207(67.4%)

100(32.6%)

1.88(1.395, 2.542)***

1.17(0.740, 1.867)

Dire Dawa

192(68.6%)

88(31.4%)

1.98(1.455, 2.709)***

0.93(0.582,1.479)

ANC follow up

No

858(76.1%)

270(23.9%)

1

1

Yes

33(5.1%)

619(94.9%)

59.60(40.930, 86.808)***

9.27(4.727, 18.169)***

Number of ANC follow up

Less than four

411(34.1%)

794(65.9%)

1

1

Four and more

480(83.5%)

95(16.5%)

9.76(7.600, 12.537)***

2.01(1.468,2.760)***

ANC follow up: Governmental HIs

No

131(16.4%)

668(83.6%)

1

1

Yes

760(77.5%)

221(22.5%)

17.53(13.797, 22.288)***

3.40(1.934, 5.982)***

Place of delivery

Home

280(29.2%)

678(70.8%)

1

1

Governmental HIs

563(75.9%)

179(24.1%)

7.61(6.122, 9.474)***

1.70(1.235, 2.333)**

Private/NGO HIs

48(60.0%)

32(40.0%)

3.63(2.274, 5.803)***

0.97(0.483,1.949)

Number of births in last 5 years

1–2

832(51.3%)

790(48.7%)

1.76(1.262, 2.475)**

\(\ge\) 3

59(37.3%)

99(62.7%)

1

Number of births in last 3 years

no births

198(50.3%)

196(49.7%)

1.32(0.963, 1.831)

1 birth

588(51.4%)

555(48.6%)

1.39(1.053, 1.841)*

2–3 births

105(43.2%)

138(56.8%)

1

Number of living children

no children

8(36.4%)

14(63.6%)

1

1–2

405(59.5%)

276(40.5%)

2.56(1.063, 6.204)*

3–4

238(48.2%)

256(51.8%)

1.62(.671, 3.948)

\(\ge\) 5

240(41.2%)

343(58.8%)

1.22(.506, 2.964)