Table 3 Factors associated with adherence of IFA among pregnant women in Soro district, Hadiya Zone, South Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 271)

Maternal education

 No education

 Primary

 Secondary and above

18(13.2)

28(24.8)

5(22.7)

118(86.8)

85(75.2)

17(77.3)

1

2.16(1.12,4.15)

1.93(0.63,5.87)

1

1.92(0.93, 3.95)

1.71(0.51, 5.73)

Antenatal care

 No ANC

 1–3 times

 4 and above ANC

 Don’t know

3(4.8)

27(21.8)

19(26.4)

2(16.7)

60(95.2)

97(78.2)

53(73.6)

10(83.3)

1

5.57(1.62,19.51)

7.17(2.01,25.60)

4(0.60,27.02)

1

3.79(1.04,13.81)

4.50(1.18, 17.14)*

4.29(0.59, 31.12)

Have radio in the household

yes

28(15.8)

149(84.2)

1.72(0.93,3.20)

1.21(0.62, 2.38)

no

23(24.5)

71(75.5)

1

1

Number of children currently

1–3

19(16.5)

96(83.5)

1

1

4–6

21(17.8)

97(82.2)

1.09(0.55,2.16)

1.18(0.56, 2.47)

Above 7

11(28.9)

27(71.1)

2.06(0.87,4.85)

2.45(0.94, 6.38)

Knowledge about iron and folic acid

supplements

high

38(22.8)

129(77.2)

2.08 (0.97,4.16)

1.56(0.71, 3.45)

low

11(12.8)

75(87.2)

1

1