Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women receiving folic acid and iron
Na(%) | % Receiving folic acid (n = 3,758) | Chi square p-value | % Receiving Iron (n = 4,887) | Chi-square p-value | % Receiving iron + folate (n = 3,508) | Chi square p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woman's marital status | ||||||
Married 19,598 (89.5) | 16.8 | *** | 21.9 | *** | 15.7 | *** |
Not Married 2,168 (9.9) | 21.0 | 27.0 | 19.6 | |||
Woman's age | ||||||
26-35 10,657 (48.7) | 15.5 | 20.0 | 14.1 | |||
Under 18 475 (2.2) | 22.1 | 26.1 | 21.1 | |||
18–25 8,493 (38.8) | 19.3 | 25.4 | 18.3 | |||
Over 35 2,169 (9.9) | 16.3 | *** | 20.7 | *** | 15.5 | *** |
Woman's tribe | ||||||
Chagga 12,679 (57.9) | 16.4 | *** | 21.4 | *** | 15.3 | *** |
Pare 2,543 (11.6) | 20.0 | 25.0 | 18.9 | |||
Other 6,611 (30.2) | 17.7 | 23.2 | 16.4 | |||
Woman’s highest educational level | ||||||
None 355 (1.6) | 21.7 | * | 27.3 | 21.1 | ||
Primary (1–7) 13,355 (61.0) | 17.6 | 23.3 | 16.9 | |||
Secondary (8–11) 1,112 (5.1) | 16.1 | 21.6 | 15.2 | |||
Higher (12+) 6,999 (32.0) | 16.2 | 20.4 | 14.3 | |||
Woman's occupation | ||||||
Professional 3,487 (15.9) | 15.9 | *** | 19.6 | *** | 13.4 | *** |
Housewife 5,613 (25.6) | 21.3 | 26.2 | 20.3 | |||
Farmer 3,947 (18.0) | 15.3 | 22.1 | 14.7 | |||
Service 1,605 (7.3) | 15.3 | 20.3 | 14.3 | |||
Business 5,033 (23.0) | 15.7 | 20.0 | 15.0 | |||
Other 2,026 (9.3) | 16.7 | 24.4 | 15.5 | |||
Partner's tribe | ||||||
Chagga 11,408 (52.1) | 16.2 | *** | 21.5 | *** | 15.1 | *** |
Pare 2,505 (11.4) | 19.0 | 24.6 | 17.8 | |||
Other 7,774 (35.2) | 18.3 | 23.2 | 17.0 | |||
Partner’s highest educational level | ||||||
None 125 (0.6) | 24.8 | ** | 32.0 | 24.0 | ||
Primary (1–7) 10,812 (49.4) | 17.9 | 23.6 | 17.1 | |||
Secondary (8–11) 836 (3.8) | 17.1 | 22.1 | 16.0 | |||
Higher (12+) 10,011 (45.7) | 16.3 | 20.9 | 14.8 | |||
Partner's occupation | ||||||
Professional 4,641 (21.2) | 15.6 | *** | 19.4 | *** | 13.5 | *** |
Farmer 2,036 (9.3) | 20.3 | 26.2 | 19.4 | |||
Business 7,047 (32.2) | 16.1 | 21.3 | 15.0 | |||
Skilled worker 2,894 (13.2) | 10.6 | 19.3 | 10.2 | |||
Other 707 (3.2) | 18.8 | 27.2 | 17.3 | |||
Service 4,464 (20.4) | 23.1 | 26.5 | 22.3 | |||