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Table 3 Multivariate regression analysis on IFAS compliance status among pregnant women

From: Compliance with Iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS) and associated factors among pregnant women: results from a cross-sectional study in Kiambu County, Kenya

Advice content

Compliant

Non-compliant

  
 

N

%(95%CI)

n

%(95%CI)

aPR(95%CI)

p-value

Advice given

     

0.965

 No

23

76.7(59.0–88.7)

7

23.3(11.3–42.0)

1.0

 

 Yes

93

76.9(68.4–83.6)

28

23.1(16.4–31.6)

1.00(0.80–1.26)

0.983

Side-effects

     

0.439

 No

43

38.1(29.5–47.4)

70

61.9(52.6–70.5)

1.0

 

 Yes

52

43.7(35.0–52.8)

67

56.3(47.2–65.0)

1.15(0.84–1.58)

0.394

Management of the side effects

    

< 0.001*

 No

112

76.2(68.6–82.4)

35

23.8(17.6–31.4)

1.0

 

 Yes

4

100.0(−)

0

0

1.31(1.19–1.44)

< 0.001*

  1. aPR = Adjusted Prevalence Ratio; 95% CI =95% confidence intervals; *Significant at P < 0.05