Table 6 Factors associated with child ever receiving iron supplementation (multiple logistic regression)

Child's sex (male = 1)

2.45 [1.47, 4.10]

< 0.001

Wealth quintile ¹

Quintile 1

1.00 (Reference)

Quintile 2

0.89 [0.37, 2.16]

0.797

Quintile 3

1.31 [0.59, 2.90]

0.504

Quintile 4

1.65 [0.71, 3.83]

0.242

Quintile 5

2.63 [1.11, 6.24]

0.028

Religion/Caste

Hindu, non SC/ST ²

1.00 (Reference)

Scheduled Caste

0.69 [0.38, 1.28]

0.240

Scheduled Tribe

0.90 [0.43, 1.77]

0.776

Muslim

0.02 [0.00, 0.27]

0.002

Number of antenatal health worker visits ³

Quintile 1

1.00 (Reference)

Quintile 2

0.25 [0.10, 0.61]

0.003

Quintile 3

0.54 [0.21, 1.40]

0.201

Quintile 4

0.78 [0.37, 1.63]

0.506

Quintile 5

0.25 [0.11, 0.55]

< 0.001

Visited Anganwadi

0.23 [0.11, 0.49]

< 0.001

Child fully vaccinated

0.33 [0.15, 0.75]

0.008

Postnatal maternal iron supplementation

2.31 [1.25, 4.28]

0.008

Maternal blood test during pregnancy

2.10 [1.09, 4.03]

0.026