Anemia among Women Who Visit Bost Hospital for Delivery in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Table 3

Factors associated with anemia among pregnant women attending Bost Hospital for delivery in Helmand province, 2019: unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio.

Independent variable		Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	value	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	value
Age	<30	1	0.002	1	0.336
	≥30	1.19		1.18 (0.83–1.67)
Residency	Urban	1	0.002	1	0.317
	Rural	1.71 (1.09–2.45)		1.18 (0.85–1.64)
Occupation	Employed	1	0.017	1	0.019
	Unemployed	1.04		0.47 (0.25–0.88)
Parity	Single	1	<0.001	1	<0.001
	Multiple	2.80 (2.34–3.51)		3.09 (1.81–5.29)
Previous use of contraceptive	Yes	1	0.002	1	0.015
	No	1.15 (1.09–1.45)		1.53 (1.08–2.16)