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Table 5 Multivariate analysis of the predictors of IFAS among respondents

From: Adherence to and predictors of iron-folate acid supplementation among pregnant women in a pastoral population in Ghana: a community-based cross-sectional study

Variable

Unadjusted OR 95% (CI)

Adjusted OR 95% (CI)

P-value

Spousal occupational status

 Cattle herder/animal rearer/farmer

Ref

  

 Artisan/civil servant

1.857 (0.150–22.998)

2.333 (0.159–34.121)

0.536

 Trader/vendor/businessman

0.214 (0.067–0.687)

0.176 (0.047–0.654)

*0.010

Spousal Income Level

  ≤ GHS 1000

Ref

  

  > GHS 1000

3.923 (1.164–13.218)

4.125 (1.001–17.003)

*0.050

Knowledge on IFAS

 Poor

Ref

  

 Good

0.277 (0.090–0.857)

0.259 (0.072–0.935)

*0.039

  1. 95% (CI) 95% Confidence Interval, OR Odds Ratio
  2. *P-value at statistical significance ≤ 0.05. In this study, the Ghana Cedi-US Dollar rate used was 10.20 Cedis to 1.00 USD (2022 rate), according to the Ghana Exchange Data (https://www.focus-economics.com/country-indicator/ghana/exchange-rate/#:~:text=Exchange%20Rate%20in%20Ghana,of%20GHS%202.37%20per%20USD.)
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