Table 3 Factors associated with concurrent micronutrient deficiency among pregnant women Haramaya district, Eastern Ethiopia 2021

Age of the women in a years

0.158

  < 18

8 (3.79)

13(6.99)

1

1

 18–35

200 (94.79)

166(89.25)

1.96 (0.79,4.84)

2.07 (0.75,5.68)

  > 35

3 (1.42)

7(3.76)

0.74 (0.14,3.50)

0.85 (0.14,5.10)

Women’s educational level

0.845

 Illiterate

174 (82.46)

140 (75.27)

1

1

 Literate

37 (17.54)

46 (24.73)

0.65 (0.40,105)

0.95 (0.54,1.65)

Family sizes

0.199

 1–5

156 (73.93)

149 (80.11)

1

1

  > 5

155 (26.07)

37 (19.89)

0.42 (0.88,2.28)

1.40 (0.84,2.36)

ANC follow up

0.001*

 Yes

55 (26.07)

83 (44.62)

1

1

 No

156 (156)

103 (55.38)

1.67(1.07,2.60

2.88(1.8,4.61)

IFA supplementation

 < 0.001**

 Yes

54 (25.59)

137 (73.66)

1

1

 No

89 (42.18)

49 (26.34)

2.15 (1.40,3.28)

2.44 (1.52,3.92)

Source of drinking water

0.408

 Unprotected

86 (40.76)

95 (51.08)

1

1

 Protected

125 (59.24)

91 (48.92)

1.52 (1.019,2.26)

1.22 (0.76,1.98)

Knowledge of micronutrient-rich foods

0.211

 No

196 (92.89)

164 (88.17)

1

1

 Yes

15 (7.11)

22 (11.83)

0.57 (0.28,1.14)

0.62 (0 29,1.31)

Khat chewing

0.111

 No

72 (34.12)

82 (44.09)

1

1

 Yes

139 (65.88)

104 (55.91)

1.52 (1.01,2.28)

1.43 (0.92,2.23)

Restriction of the intake of some foods

0.999

 No

148 (70.14)

114 (61.29)

1

1

 Yes

63 (29.86)

72 (38.71)

0.74 (0.44,1.02)

0.67 (0.41,1.80)

Dietary diversity

0.001*

 High

48 (22.75)

72 (38.71)

1

1

 Low

163 (77.25)

114 (61.29)

1.69(1.06,2.69)

2.88(1.8,4.61)