Research Article

Magnitude of Anemia and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Najo General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Association of sociodemographic factors and anemia among pregnant women attending ANC of Najo General Hospital, 2019.

VariablesCategoryAnemicNot anemicCOR (95% CI) valueAOR (95% CI) value

Age15–24911290.685 (0.438–1.074)0.0990.765 (0.45–1.3)0.325
25–3044911111
>3010190.919 (0.394–2.14)0.8441.76 (0.6–5.2)0.309

Marital statusMarried1402362.81 (0.661–11.94)0.1622.5 (0.41–15.34)0.323
Others53111

Family size≤2681273.27 (0.924–11.56)0.0662.14 (0.42–10.97)0.361
2–4701082.7 (0.762–9.56)0.1241.45 (0.3–7.1)0.649
5–674111

Educational statusIlliteracy12130.74 (0.29–1.88)0.528
Primary school55961.19 (0.656–2.17)0.561
Secondary school52921.21 (0.66–2.21)0.535
> grade 1226381

OccupationEmployed2339111
Housewife1021510.73 (0.31–1.7)0.4621.13 (0.59–2.17)0.712
Farmer8210.63 (0.31–1.3)0.2162.73 (0.82–9.08)0.101
Others12281.12 (0.39–3.24)0.8272.36 (0.82–6.78)0.111

ResidenceUrban951811.64 (1.045–2.58)0.0321.75 (1.01–3.03)0.045
Rural5058111

NB: indicates significant difference.