Table 4 Factors associated with knowledge on the benefit of IFAS among pregnant mother’s attending antenatal care in public health facilities of Woldia town, North-eastern Ethiopia, 2018

Mother educational status

 Non-formal education

89 (53.9)

76 (46.1)

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 Primary (Grade 1–8^th)

25 (41.7)

35 (58.3)

0.61 (0.33–1.11)

0.41 (0.20–1.24)

 Secondary and above

125 (66.1)

64 (33.9)

1.66 (1.08–2.56)

1.00 (0.60–1.66)

Residence

 Urban

221 (61.6)

138 (38.4)

3.29 (1.80–6.01)

1.50 (0.76–2.95)

 Rural

18 (32.7)

37 (67.3)

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Current anaemia status

 Anaemic

26 (74.3)

9 (25.7)

2.25 (1.02–4.93)

1.72 (0.71–4.16)

 Non-anaemic

213 (56.2)

166 (43.8)

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Obtain counselling on IFA

 Yes

214 (61.8)

132 (38.2)

2.78 (1.62–4.77)

2.04 (1.11–3.75)*

 No

25 (36.8)

43 (63.2)

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Frequency of ANC visits

 ≥ 4 visits

49 (84.5)

9 (15.5)

4.75 (2.26–9.97)

3.12 (1.38–7.07)**

 < 4 visits

190 (53.4)

166 (46.6)

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Time of registration

 Early (< 16 weeks)

148 (62.4)

89 (37.6)

1.57 (1.06–2.33)

1.11 (0.69–1.77)

 Late (≥ 16 weeks)

91 (51.4)

86 (48.6)

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Knowledge of anaemia

 Good knowledge

176 (78.6)

48 (21.4)

7.39 (4.76–11.47)

5.88 (3.63–9.50)***

 Poor knowledge

63 (33.2)

127 (66.8)

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