Table 3 Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of respondents
Variable | IF supplementation N (%) | χ2 | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No | Yes | Â | Â |
Age | ||||
  < 25 | 40 (68.6) | 19 (31.4) | 0.593 |  |
  ≥ 25 | 42 (59.3) | 29 (40.7) |  |  |
Marital Status | ||||
 Single/Divorced/Widowed | 10 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.559 | 1.000 |
 Married/Cohabiting | 77 (63.9) | 43 (36.1) |  |  |
Woman’s Educational Status | ||||
 No Formal Education | 66 (65.5) | 35 (34.5) | 0.187 | 0.691 |
 Formal Education | 17 (57.1) | 12 (42.9) |  |  |
Spousal Educational Status | ||||
 No Formal Education | 63 (60.8) | 41 (39.2) | 1.749 | 0.300 |
 Formal Education | 15 (81.8) | 11 (18.2) |  |  |
Religious Status | ||||
 Islam | 84 (64.5) | 46 (35.5) |  |  |
Woman’s Occupational Status | ||||
 Cattle herder/animal rearer/farmer | 23 (65.0) | 12 (35.0) | 3.618 | 0.154 |
 Housewife | 48 (76.0) | 15 (24.0) |  |  |
 Trader/vendor/business woman | 15 (47.1) | 17 (52.9) |  |  |
Spousal Occupational Status | ||||
 Cattle herder/animal rearer/farmer | 32 (48.1) | 34 (51.9) | 8.429 | *0.010 |
 Artisan/civil servant | 3 (33.3) | 7 (66.7) |  |  |
 Trader/vendor/businessman | 44 (81.3) | 10 (18.8) |  |  |
Woman’s Income Level | ||||
  ≤ GHS 1000 | 84 (64.5) | 46 (35.5) |  |  |
Spousal Income Level | ||||
  ≤ GHS 1000 | 62 (72.3) | 24 (27.7) | 5.195 | *0.032 |
  > GHS 1000 | 18 (40.0) | 26 (60.0) |  |  |
Distance to Health Facility | ||||
  < 1 KM | 32 (66.7) | 16 (33.3) | 0.064 | 1.000 |
  ≥ 1 KM | 52 (63.4) | 30 (36.6) |  |  |
Parity | ||||
  < 3 | 48 (63.4) | 27 (36.6) | 0.064 | 1.000 |
  ≥ 3 | 37 (66.7) | 18 (33.3) |  |  |
Gravidity | ||||
  < 3 | 38 (67.6) | 18 (32.4) | 0.322 | 0.604 |
  ≥ 3 | 45 (60.7) | 29 (39.3) |  |  |
Number of ANC Attendance | ||||
  < 4 | 69 (63.3) | 40 (36.7) | 0.160 | 0.756 |
  ≥ 4 | 15 (69.2) | 6 (30.8) |  |  |
Current Gestational Age | ||||
  < 25 weeks | 17 (54.5) | 15 (45.5) | 0.581 | 0.499 |
  ≥ 25 weeks | 65 (66.7) | 32 (33.3) |  |  |
Gestational Age at first antenatal attendance | ||||
  ≤ 12 weeks | 38 (73.9) | 14 (26.1) | 1.410 | 0.281 |
 13–24 weeks | 46 (59.0) | 32 (41.0) |  |  |
Birth Spacing | ||||
  ≤ 24 months | 76 (67.9) | 36 (32.1) | 2.822 | 0.174 |
  > 24 months | 6 (33.3) | 12 (66.7) |  |  |
Hb at first antenatal attendance | ||||
  < 11.0 g/dL | 77 (63.8) | 44 (36.2) | 0.205 | 1.000 |
  ≥ 11.0 g/dL | 7 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) |  |  |
Current Hb | ||||
  < 11.0 g/dL | 73 (68.8) | 33 (31.3) | 1.664 | 0.219 |
  ≥ 11.0 g/dL | 12 (50.0) | 12 (50.0) |  |  |