Factors associated with IFA compliance
| Sociodemographic characteristic | Compliance n (%) | Non-compliance n (%) | P value |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Dalit | 12 (33.3) | 24 (66.7) | 0.003* |
| Janajati | 53 (48.2) | 57 (51.8) | |
| Brahmin/Chetteri | 70 (64.8) | 38 (35.2) | |
| Others (Madhesi, Muslim) | 18 (62.2) | 11 (37.9) | |
| Education | |||
| Illiterate | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0.063† |
| Literate | 125 (45.1) | 152 (54.9) | |
| Education level (n=280) | |||
| Read and write only | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | <0.001* |
| Basic level and below | 24 (40.7) | 35 (59.3) | |
| Secondary level | 58 (46.0) | 68 (54.0) | |
| Higher secondary and above | 70 (76.1) | 22 (23.9) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Homemaker | 84 (50.0) | 84 (50.0) | 0.019* |
| Agriculture | 19 (67.9) | 9 (32.9) | |
| Service | 34 (70.8) | 14 (29.2) | |
| Business | 13 (43.3) | 17 (56.7) | |
| Others (daily wages, students) | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | |
| Number of antenatal care visits | |||
| <4 visits | 9 (34.6) | 17 (65.4) | 0.036† |
| ≥4 visits | 142 (56.1) | 111 (43.9) | |
| Level of knowledge | |||
| Poor knowledge | 44 (35.5) | 80 (64.5) | <0.001† |
| Good knowledge | 109 (68.6) | 50 (31.4) | |
| Starting time of IFA consumption | |||
| 4th month of gestation | 153 (56.5) | 118 (43.5) | <0.001† |
| ≥5th month of gestation | 0 (0.0) | 12 (100.0) | |
*p value from Fisher’s exact test.
†p value from χ2 test.
IFA, iron–folic acid supplementation.