Research Article
Maternal Anemia in Rural Jordan: Room for Improvement
Table 4
Prevalence of anemia according to medical characteristics.
| | Variable | Hb level (mg/dl) | Anemia | Total | P value | | Mean (SD) | No | Yes |
| | Present of chronic diseases | | | | 0.772 | | Yes | 11.6 (1.1) | 17 (68) | 8 (32) | 25 | | | No | 11.3 (1.1) | 440 (65.2) | 235 (34.8) | 675 | | | History of previous surgeries | | 0.053 | | Yes | 11.4 (1.2) | 117 (59.7) | 79 (40.3) | 196 | | | No | 11.3 (1.1) | 340 (67.5) | 164 (32.5) | 504 | | | Hemorrhoids | | 0.935 | | Yes | 11.5 (1.2) | 76 (65) | 41 (35) | 117 | | | No | 11.3 (1.1) | 381 (65.4) | 202 (34.6) | 583 | | | Peptic ulcer | | | | | 0.502 | | Yes | 11.3 (1) | 16 (59.3) | 11 (40.7) | 27 | | | No | 11.4 (1.1) | 441 (65.5) | 232 (34.5) | 673 | | | Folic acid intake in this pregnancy | | 0.037 | | Yes | 11.3 (1.1) | 328 (63.1) | 192 (36.9) | 520 | | | No | 11.5 (1.2) | 129 (71.7) | 51 (28.3) | 180 | | | Multi-vitamins intake in this pregnancy | | <0.005 | | Yes | 11 (1.3) | 98 (52.4) | 89 (47.6) | 187 | | | No | 11.5 (1.1) | 359 (70) | 154 (30) | 513 | |
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