Research Article

Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Occurrence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Kulito Health Center, Halaba Zone, South Ethiopia, 2018

Table 5

The relationship between anemia and HP infection among study participants in Kulito Health Center, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 236).

VariableHemoglobin statusCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
Anemic n (%)Normal n (%)

HP infection0.008
No18 (16.8%)89 (83.2%)11
Yes47 (36.4%)82 (63.6%)2.834 (1.524–5.271)3.064 (1.336–7.027)

Statistically significant at 95% CI, P value < 0.05.