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.
| Variables | Category | Anemic | Not anemic | COR (95% CI) | value | AOR (95% CI) | value |
| Age | 15–24 | 91 | 129 | 0.685 (0.438–1.074) | 0.099 | 0.765 (0.45–1.3) | 0.325 | 25–30 | 44 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | >30 | 10 | 19 | 0.919 (0.394–2.14) | 0.844 | 1.76 (0.6–5.2) | 0.309 |
| Marital status | Married | 140 | 236 | 2.81 (0.661–11.94) | 0.162 | 2.5 (0.41–15.34) | 0.323 | Others | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| Family size | ≤2 | 68 | 127 | 3.27 (0.924–11.56) | 0.066 | 2.14 (0.42–10.97) | 0.361 | 2–4 | 70 | 108 | 2.7 (0.762–9.56) | 0.124 | 1.45 (0.3–7.1) | 0.649 | 5–6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| Educational status | Illiteracy | 12 | 13 | 0.74 (0.29–1.88) | 0.528 | | | Primary school | 55 | 96 | 1.19 (0.656–2.17) | 0.561 | | | Secondary school | 52 | 92 | 1.21 (0.66–2.21) | 0.535 | | | > grade 12 | 26 | 38 | 1 | | | |
| Occupation | Employed | 23 | 39 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | Housewife | 102 | 151 | 0.73 (0.31–1.7) | 0.462 | 1.13 (0.59–2.17) | 0.712 | Farmer | 8 | 21 | 0.63 (0.31–1.3) | 0.216 | 2.73 (0.82–9.08) | 0.101 | Others | 12 | 28 | 1.12 (0.39–3.24) | 0.827 | 2.36 (0.82–6.78) | 0.111 |
| Residence | Urban | 95 | 181 | 1.64 (1.045–2.58) | 0.032 | 1.75 (1.01–3.03) | 0.045 | Rural | 50 | 58 | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
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NB: indicates significant difference. |