Table 1 Comparing number (%) of the maternal and infant characteristics of the group who used iron-folic supplementation to those who didn’t at Khartoum Hospital, Sudan
From: Antenatal iron and folic acid supplementation use by pregnant women in Khartoum, Sudan
Variable | Used iron-folic acid | Not used iron -folic acid | P |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 788) | (n= 68) | ||
Primiparity | 97 (12.4) | 7 (10.3) | 0.674 |
Education ≥ secondary level | 601 (76.3) | 43 (63.2) | 0.018 |
Maternal job (employee) | 155 (19.7) | 10 (14.7) | 0.377 |
Attended antenatal care | 751 (95.3) | 40 (58.8) | <0.001 |
Urban residence | 504 (64.0) | 33 (48.5) | 0.014 |
No medical diseases | 732 (92.9) | 65 (95.6) | 0.410 |
Anaemia | 365 (46.3) | 44 (64.7) | 0.001 |
Male gender | 424 (53.8) | 35 (51.5) | 0.800 |
Low birth weight | 90 (13.1) | 20 (29.4) | <0.001 |