Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in an Urban Area of Eastern Ethiopia

Table 4

Factors associated with anemia among pregnant women in Gode town, Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia; May 2013.

Variables	Anemia status		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Anemic	Normal
Trimester
First trimester	24	45	1.00	1.00
Second trimester	155	106	2.74 (1.58–4.77)	2.87 (1.61–5.17)
Third trimester	149	98	2.85 (1.63–4.98)	3.32 (1.84–6.00)
Parity
<2	63	58	1.00
2–4	150	87	1.59 (1.02–2.47)
≥5	115	104	1.02 (0.65–1.59)
Family size
<5	76	58	1.00
5–7	135	76	1.29 (0.84–1.98)
≥8	117	115	1.75 (1.19–2.56)
Forbidden foods
Yes	70	37	1.00
No	258	212	0.64   (0.41–0.99)
ANC
Yes	184	163	1.00
No	144	86	0.74 (0.52–1.05)
Iron supplementation during pregnancy
Yes	207	181	1.00	1.00
No	121	68	0.72 (0.45–1.15)	1.54 (1.04–2.27)
24 hr recall food groups
1–4	94	47	1.00
5–8	224	192	0.58 (0.39–0.87)
>8	10	10	0.50 (0.2–1.29)
Wealth index
Lowest	49	65	1.00	1.00
Second	78	49	0.40 (0.24–0.68)	0.43 (0.24–0.76)
Middle	65	49	0.85 (0.50–1.43)	0.989 (0.57–1.72)
Fourth	59	45	0.71 (0.42–1.20)	0.69 (0.39–1.21)
Highest	77	41	0.70 (0.41–1.20)	0.67 (0.37–1.19)
Gravidity
<3	59	57	1.00	1.00
3–5	148	80	1.79 (1.14–2.82)	1.95 (1.19–3.19)
≥6	121	112	1.04 (0.67–1.63)	1.14 (0.7–1.85)
MUAC
<23	107	44	1.00	1.00
≥23	219	205	0.44 (0.30–0.66)	0.41 (0.27–0.63)