Prevalence of Anemia and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Health Institutions of Arba Minch Town, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Sociodemographic factors associated with anemia in pregnancy among ANC attendees in government health institutions of Arba Minch town from February to April 2015 ().

Variables	Anemia		COR (95% CI)
	Yes	No
Occupation
House wife	56 (33.5%)	111 (66.5%)	1.00
Civil servant	13 (20.3)	51 (79.7%)	0.5 (0.25–1.01)
Merchant	18 (37.5%)	30 (62.5%)	1.2 (0.61–2.32)
Day labourer	12 (60%)	8 (40%)	2.9 (1.15–7.69)
Others	10 (30.3%)	23 (69.7%)	0.9 (0.38–1.94)
Monthly income
<1000 ETB	61 (41.2%)	87 (58.8)	3 (7.41–10.67)
1000–2575 ETB	38 (36.2%)	67 (63.8%)	0.81 (0.48–1.35)
>2575 ETB	10 (12.7%)	69 (87.3%)	1
Educational status
Illiterate	29 (46.8%)	33 (53.2%)	1.00
Primary	29 (33%)	59 (67%)	0.44 (0.18–1.05)
Secondary	26 (32.9%)	53 (67.1%)	0.66 (0.31–1.39)
Above secondary	25 (24.3%)	78 (75.7%)	0.36 (0.18–0.71)
Marital status
Married	105 (32.3%)	220 (67.7%)	1.00
Others	4 (57.1%)	3 (42.9%)	2.8 (0.61–12.71)
Family size
2	35 (29.7%)	83 (70.3%)	1.00
3-4	40 (29.9%)	94 (70.1%)	1.5 (0.69–3.18)
5	34 (42.5%)	46 (57.5%)	2.1 (6.42–10.83)