Prevalence and Predictors of Maternal Anemia during Pregnancy in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: An Institutional Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women and prevalence of anemia by sociodemographic characteristics ().
Variable
Anemia
Total (%)
COR (95% CI)
Yes
No
Age
year
23 (15.8)
123 (84.2)
146 (48.3)
1
25–29 years
13 (15.9)
69 (84.1)
82 (27.2)
1.01 (0.48, 2.11)
≥30 years
14 (18.9)
60 (81.1)
74 (24.5)
1.25 (0.6, 2.60)
Residence
Rural
11 (18.3)
49 (81.7)
60 (19.9)
1.17 (0.56, 2.45)
Urban
39 (16.1)
203 (83.9)
242 (80.1)
1
Marital status
Married
47 (16.5)
237 (83.5)
284 (94)
1
Others*
3 (16.7)
15 (83.3)
18 (6)
1.01 (0.28, 3.62)
Maternal educational status
Illiterate
18 (25.7)
52 (71.3)
70 (23.2)
3.31 (1.29, 8.54)*
Primary school
5 (9.4)
48 (90.6)
53 (17.5)
0.997 (0.30, 3.33)
Secondary school
20 (19)
85 (81)
105 (34.8)
2.25 (0.89–5.65)
Tertiary
7 (9.5)
67 (90.5)
74 (24.5)
1
Occupation
House wife
38 (19.6)
156 (80.4)
194 (64.2)
2.27 (0.91, 5.67)
Government employed
6 (9.7)
56 (90.3)
62 (20.5)
1
Other**
6 (13)
40 (87)
46 (15.2)
1.4 (0.42, 4.65)
Family monthly income
EB
30 (21.9)
107 (78.1)
137 (45.4)
3.22 (1.28, 8.13)*
1000–2575 EB
14 (15.6)
76 (84.4)
90 (29.8)
2.12 (0.77, 5.81)
EB
6 (8)
69 (92)
75 (24.8)
1
Family size
≤2
16 (13.10)
106 (86.9)
122 (40.4)
3-4
22 (15)
125 (85)
147 (48.7)
1.17 (0.58, 2.34)
≥5
12 (36.4)
21 (63.6)
33 (10.9)
3.79 (1.56, 9.17)*
*Significant () in bivariate analysis; other* include single, divorced, and widowed; other** include private employed, farmers, merchants, and students.
