Research Article
Maternal Anemia in Rural Jordan: Room for Improvement
Table 2
Prevalence of anemia according to sociodemographic characteristics.
| Variable | Hb level (mg/dl) | Anemia | Total | P value | Mean (SD) | No | Yes |
| Age (year) | | | | | 0.361 | <25 | 11.3 (1.2) | 120 (64.2) | 67 (35.8) | 178 | | 25–29.9 | 11.2 (1.2) | 130 (62.2) | 79 (37.8) | 209 | | ≥30 | 11.5 (1.1) | 207 (86.1) | 97 (31.9) | 304 | | Number of family members | | | | | 0.808 | Two | 11.3 (1.2) | 111 (67.3) | 54 (32.7) | 165 | | Three | 11.3 (1.1) | 86 (63.2) | 50 (36.8) | 136 | | Four | 11.4 (1.1) | 85 (67.5) | 41 (32.5) | 126 | | ≥five | 11.4 (1.1) | 175 (64.1) | 98 (35.9) | 273 | | Education level | | | | | 0.135 | ≤high school | 11.3 (1.2) | 300 (63.4) | 173 (36.6) | 473 | | >high school | 11.4 (1.1) | 157 (69.2) | 70 (30.8) | 227 | | Husband education level | | | | | 0.544 | ≤high school | 11.4 (1.1) | 348 (65.9) | 180 (34.1) | 528 | | >high school | 11.3 (1.3) | 109 (63.4) | 63 (36.6) | 172 | | Income/per month (in Jordanian dinars, 1 JD = $1.41) | | | | | 0.646 | ≤250 | 11.4 (1.1) | 234 (66.1) | 120 (33.9) | 354 | | >250 | 11.3 (1.2) | 223 (64.5) | 123 (35.5) | 346 | | Employment | | | | | 0.313 | Yes | 11.3 (1.1) | 389 (64.5) | 214 (35.5) | 603 | | No | 11.5 (1.1) | 67 (69.8) | 29 (30.2) | 96 | | Smoking status of women | | | | | 0.768 | Yes | 11.3 (1.1) | 11 (68.8) | 5 (31.3) | 16 | | No | 11.4 (1.1) | 446 (65.2) | 238 (34.8) | 684 | | Smoking status of husband | | | | | 0.950 | Yes | 11.4 (1.2) | 249 (65.2) | 133 (34.8) | 382 | | No | 11.3 (1) | 208 (65.4) | 110 (34.6) | 318 | |
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