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Table 5 Factors associated with child ever receiving iron supplementation (univariate logistic regression)

From: Factors Influencing Receipt of Iron Supplementation by Young Children and their Mothers in Rural India: Local and National Cross-Sectional Studies

Factor

Total Population

Iron supplements received (345/375)

Iron supplements not received (30/375)

 

p

 

N

Prevalence n (% [95% CI]), Mean [95% CI], or Median [Range]

N

Prevalence n (% [95% CI]), Mean [95% CI], or Median [Range]

N

Prevalence n (% [95% CI]), Mean [95% CI], or Median [Range]

Odds Ratio [95% CI] for receipt of iron

 

Wealth quintile 1, 4

        

Quintile 1

402

77 (19.2 [15.3, 23.0])

77

24 (31.2 [20.6, 41.8])

77

53 (68.8 [58.3, 79.4])

Reference

 

Quintile 2

402

71 (17.7 [13.9, 21.4])

71

25 (35.2 [23.8, 46.6])

71

46 (64.8 [53.4, 76.2])

1.20 [0.61, 2.38]

0.602

Quintile 3

402

91 (22.6 [18.5, 26.7])

91

35 (38.5 [28.3, 48.6])

91

56 (61.5 [51.4, 71.7])

1.38 [0.73, 2.62]

0.324

Quintile 4

402

79 (19.7 [15.8, 23.6])

79

37 (46.8 [35.6, 58.1])

79

42 (53.2 [41.9, 64.4])

1.95 [1.01, 3.74]

0.046

Quintile 5

402

84 (20.9 [16.9, 24.9])

64

46 (54.8 [43.9, 65.6])

84

38 (45.2 [34.4, 56.1])

2.67 [1.40, 5.10]

0.003

Mother's age (years) 2

374

23.2 [22.8, 23.6]

161

23.1 [22.6, 23.6]

212

23.3 [22.8, 23.8]

0.98 per year [0.93, 1.04]

0.555

Child's age (months) 2

401

17.2 [16.8, 17.5]

165

17.0 [16.5, 17.5]

235

17.3 [16.8, 17.7]

0.98 per month [0.92, 1.04]

0.445

Maternal Education 1

        

0

374

89 (23.8 [19.5, 28.1])

89

31.5 [21.6, 41.3]

89

68.6 [58.7, 78.4]

1.00 (Reference)

 

1-6 years

374

45 (12.0 [8.7, 15.3])

45

53.3 [38.2, 68.5]

45

46.7 [31.5, 61.8]

2.49 [1.19, 5.20]

0.015

7-9 years

374

117 (31.3 [26.6, 36.0])

117

40.2 [31.2, 49.2]

117

59.8 [50.8, 68.8]

1.46 [0.82, 2.61]

0.199

10 years

374

98 (26.2 [21.7, 30.7])

98

48.0 [37.9, 58.0]

98

52.0 [42.0, 62.1]

2.01 [1.10, 3.65]

0.022

11+ years

374

25 (6.7 [4.1, 9.2])

25

60.0 [39.4, 80.6]

25

40.0 [19.4, 60.6]

3.27 [1.31, 8.17]

0.011

Literate mother 1

373

259 (69.4 [64.7, 74.1])

259

48.3 [42.1, 54.4]

259

51.7 [45.6, 58.9]

2.02 [1.27, 3.21]

0.003

Birth order 3

377

2 [1, 5]

161

2 [1, 5]

215

2 [1, 5]

0.91 [0.70, 1.19]

0.495

Religion/Caste 1

        

Hindu, non SC/ST 5

389

209 (53.7 [48.8, 58.7])

209

101 (48.3 [41.5, 55.2])

209

108 (51.7 [44.8, 58.5])

1.00 (Reference)

 

Scheduled Caste

389

99 (25.4 [21.1 29.8])

99

34 (34.3 [24.8, 43.9])

99

65 (65.7 [56.1, 75.2])

0.56 [0.34, 0.92])

0.022

Scheduled Tribe

389

61 (15.7 [12.1, 19.3])

61

25 (41.0 [28.3, 53.6])

61

36 (59.0 [46.3, 71.7])

0.74 [0.42, 1.32])

0.313.

Muslim

389

20 (5.1 [2.9, 7.4])

20

1 (5.0 [0.0, 15.5])

20

19 (95.0 [84.5, 100.0])

0.06 [0.01, 0.43])

0.005

Number of antenatal health worker visits 1. 6

        

Quintile 1

374

68 (18.2 [14.3, 22.1])

68

38 (55.9 [43.8, 68.0])

68

30 (44.1 [32.0, 56.2])

1.00 (Reference)

 

Quintile 2

374

53 (14.2 [10.6, 17.7])

53

15 (28.3 [15.8, 40.8])

53

38 (71.7 [59.2, 84.2])

0.31 [0.15, 0.67]

0.003

Quintile 3

374

40 (10.7 [7.6, 13.8])

40

18 (45.0 [28.9, 61.1])

40

22 (55.0 [38.9, 61.1])

0.65 [0.29, 1.41])

0.276

Quintile 4

374

118 (31.6 [26.8, 36.3])

118

63 (53.4 [44.3, 62.5])

118

55 (46.7 [37.4, 55.7])

0.90 [0.60, 1.65])

0.742

Quintile 5

374

95 (25.4 [21.0, 29.8])

95

26 (27.4 [18.2, 36.5])

95

69 (72.6 [63.5, 81.8])

0.30 [0.15, 0.57]

< 0.0001

Postnatal health worker visit 1

369

166 (45.0 [39.9, 50.1])

166

74 (44.6 [36.9, 52.2])

166

92 (55.4 [47.8, 63.1])

1.07 [0.71, 1.62]

0.740

Iron supplementation given post pregnancy 1

369

86 (23.3 [19.0, 27.6])

86

84 (97.7 [94.4, 100.0])

86

2 (2.3 [0.0, 5.6])

4.61 [1.08, 19.78]

0.040

Antenatal maternal iron supplementation 1

374

344 (92.0 [89.2, 94.7])

344

153 (44.5 [39.2, 49.8])

344

191 ((55.5 [50.3, 60.8])

2.20 [0.95, 5.08]

0.064

Postnatal maternal iron supplementation 1

369

85 (23.0 [18.7, 27.4])

85

54 (63.5 [53.1, 73.9])

85

31 (36.5 [26.0, 46.9])

2.88 [1.74, 4.76])

< 0.0001

Blood test during pregnancy 1

374

291 (78.0 [73.8, 82.2])

291

137 (47.1 [41.3, 52.8])

291

154 (52.9 [47.2, 58.7])

2.15 [1.27, 3.65]

0.005

Child's sex (male = 1) 1

402

203 (50.5 [45.6, 55.4])

203

103 (50.7 [43.8, 57.7])

203

100 (49.3 [42.3, 56.2])

2.17 [1.45, 3.26]

< 0.001

Services accessed ever

        

Doctor1

403

385 (95.7 [93.8, 97.5])

385

164 (42.6 [37.6, 47.6])

385

221 (57.4 [52.4, 62.4])

3.46 [0.98, 12.25]

0.054

Primary Health Centre1

402

328 (81.8 [78.0, 85.6])

328

138 (42.1 [36.7, 47.4])

328

190 (57.9 [52.6, 63.3])

1.10 [0.66, 1.84])

0.713

Anganwadi Centre1

402

345 (85.8 [82.4, 89.2])

345

124 (35.9 [30.8, 41.0])

345

221 (64.1 [59.0, 69.1])

0.18 [0.10, 0.35])

< 0.001

Child fully vaccinated1

402

359 (89.1 [86.0, 92.1])

358

136 (40.0 [32.9, 43.0])

358

222 (62.0 [57.0, 67.1])

0.6 [0.13, 0.51]

< 0.001

  1. 1Prevalence n (% [95% CI])
  2. 2Mean [95% CI]
  3. 3Median [range]
  4. 4Wealth index: Quintile 1: 2-8 Quintile 2: 9-12; Quintile 3: 13-18; Quintile 4: 19-26; Quintile 27-62.
  5. 5SC = Scheduled Caste, ST = Scheduled Tribe
  6. 6Number of antenatal health worker visits: Quintile 1: 1-3; Quintile 2: 4; Quintile 3: 5; Quintile 4: 6-7; Quintile 8-9.