Reproductive and Obstetric Factors Are Key Predictors of Maternal Anemia during Pregnancy in Ethiopia: Evidence from Demographic and Health Survey (2011)

Table 2

Selected household characteristics of pregnant mothers and their association with anemia during pregnancy in Ethiopia, EDHS 2011.

Household characteristic	Anemic (#)/(%)	Nonanemic (#)/(%)	Crude OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
(1) Presence of electricity in the HH
No	247 (23.7)	795 (76.3)	1	1
Yes	23 (19.7)	94 (80.3)	0.77 (0.47, 1.25)	0.73 (0.39, 1.38)
(2) Presence of radio in the HH
No	154 (21)	578 (79)	1	1
Yes	116 (27.2)	311 (72.8)	1.39 (1.05, 1.84)	1.41 (1.01, 1.88)
(3) Presence of television in the HH
No	260 (23.4)	849 (76.6)	1	1
Yes	10 (20)	40 (80)	0.83 (0.41, 1.68)	0.96 (0.39, 2.37)
(4) Access to safe water source
Safe water sources	97 (22.1)	342 (77.9)	1	1
Unsafe water sources	174 (23.6)	562 (76.4)	1.09 (0.89, 1.45)	1.09 (0.81, 1.48)
(5) Sanitation facility
Improved sanitation	19 (25.3)	561 (74.7)	1	1
Nonimproved sanitation	251 (22.8)	348 (77.2)	0.85 (0.49, 1.45)	0.81 (0.45, 1.43)
Total	271 (23)	904 (77)

Significant at value < 0.05, OR: odds ratio.