Determinants of Anemia among Children Aged 6–59 Months Living in Kilte Awulaelo Woreda, Northern Ethiopia
Table 4
Association of sociodemographic and other maternal factors with anemia in children aged 6–59 months in Kilte Awulaelo Woreda, eastern zone, northern Ethiopia, 2013 ().
Variable
Anemic
Odds ratio (95% CI)
Yes (%)
No (%)
COR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
Maternal factors
Age of mother
<30 years
126 (36.3)
217 (63.3)
0.94 (0.6, 1.3)
≥30 years
86 (38.2)
139 (61.8)
1
Maternal weight
<50 kg
133 (44.3)
167 (55.7)
1.77 (1.2,
2.27 (0.4, 13.7)
≥50 kg
55 (31.1)
122 (68.9)
1
Religion of the mother
Orthodox
207 (37.4)
346 (62.6)
1
Others
5 (33.3)
10 (67)
0.84 (0.28, 2.48)
Marital status
Married
185 (36.2)
326 (63.8)
0.79 (0.35, 1.77)
Divorced
9 (31)
20 (69)
0.28 (0.09, 0.82)
Others
18 (62)
11 (38)
1
Employment status of the mother
Employed
34 (41)
49 (59)
1.20 (0.7, 1.9)
Not employed
178 (36.7)
307 (63.3)
1
Mother’s ability to read and write
Yes
99 (37.6)
164 (62.4)
1.03 (0.7, 1.4)
No
113 (37)
192 (63)
1
ANC visit
Yes
13 (34.2)
25 (65.8)
0.86 (0.4, 1.7)
No
199 (37.5)
331 (62.5)
1
Maternal BMI
Underweight
39 (41.5)
55 (58.5)
0.53 (0.1, 2.5)
Normal
145 (38.6)
231 (61.4)
0.47 (0.1, 2.1)
Overweight
4 (57.1)
3 (42.9)
1
Variables show statistically significant association at value < 0.05. OR: odds ratio.
