학술논문
Individual and contextual-level factors associated with iron-folic acid supplement intake during pregnancy in Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis.
Document Type
Article
Author
Yalew, Melaku; Getachew, Shiferaw; Mohammed, Keriya; Hankarso, Hailu; Bayile, Adane; Asmamaw, Shambel Dessale; Assefa, Mesfin Getahun; Bazie, Getaw Walle; Mebratu, Wondwosen; Kefale, Bereket; Damtie, Yitayish; Arefaynie, Mastewal; Birhane, Tesfaye; Dewau, Reta; Cherie, Nigus; Addisu, Elsabeth; Mitiku, Kefale; Tadese, Fentaw; Wendie, Teklehaimanot Fentie; Habtie, Adane
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Subject
*MATERNAL health services
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*PREGNANT women
*PREGNANCY
*WOMEN'S education
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1471-2393
Abstract
Background: Anemia is still one of the major public health problems in many developing countries including Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to assess individual and contextual-level factors associated with iron-folic acid supplement intake during pregnancy in Ethiopia. Methods: A secondary analysis was done on the 2019 mini-Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) dataset. A total of 3,927 pregnant women who gave birth five years before the survey were included in the analysis. Multi-level mixed-effect logistic regression analysis was done by STATA/SE version 14.0 to identify individual and contextual-level factors. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with 95% Confidence Interval (CI) was used to show the strength and direction of the association. The level of statistical significance was declared at a P value less than 0.05. Results: Those primary educated [AOR = 1.83, 95% CI: (1.24, 2.74)], secondary educated [AOR = 2.75, 95% CI: (1.57, 4.824)], women who had greater than 5 living children [AOR = 2.02, 95% CI: (1.25, 3.27)], women who had ANC visit [AOR = 21.26, 95% CI: (13.56, 33.32)] and women who lived in a cluster with high proportion of women had ANC visit [AOR = 1.72, 95% CI: (1.17, 2.54)] and women who lived in Somali [AOR = 0.44 0.73, 95% CI: (0.22, 0.87)] were significantly associated with iron-folic acid intake during pregnancy. Conclusions: Both individual and contextual-level factors were significantly associated with iron-folic acid intake during pregnancy. From individual-level factors: education status of women, the total numbers of living children, and ANC follow-up are significant and from contextual-level factors: region and living in a high proportion of women who had ANC follow-up were found to have a statistically significant association. Promoting women's education and maternal health services like ANC and intervention targeting the Somali region would be the recalled area of the government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]