Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia among University Students in Hodeida Province, Yemen

Table 2

Distribution of anemic (IDA) and nonanemic students according to risk factors (social habits).

Variables	Answers	Nonanemic students		IDA students		Chi-square value	p value
		Total	%	Total	%
breakfast intake	Regular	267	76.7	62	40.8	60.705	<0.001
	Irregular (nonregular)	81	23.3	90	59.2
Vegetables and Fruits/week	No	58	16.7	47	30.9	37.235	<0.001
	Infrequently; (<2 times/week)	128	36.8	77	50.7
	Frequently; (>3 times/week)	162	46.6	28	18.4
Eating red meat, fish, chicken/week	No	77	22.1	69	45.4	29.131	<0.001
	Infrequently (<2 times/week)	158	45.4	55	36.2
	Frequently (>2 times/week)	113	32.5	28	18.4
Drinking cocoa after meal/week	Yes	81	23.3	32	21.1	0.299	0.585
	No	267	76.7	120	78.9
Drinking coffee after meal/week	Yes	139	39.9	56	36.8	0.427	0.513
	No	209	60.1	96	63.2
Drinking tea/day	No	102	29.3	08	5.30	73.993	<0.001
	within every meal	104	29.9	27	17.8
	after every meal	102	29.3	60	39.5
	Yes >4 caps	40	11.5	57	37.5
Family income	Very good (>200,000 YER)	180	51.7	29	19.1	74.779	<0.001
	Good (50,000–200,000 YER)	141	40.5	71	46.7
	Low; (<50,000 YER)	27	7.8	52	34.2
Diet (fitness)	Yes	29	8.3	12	7.9	0.027	0.869
	No	319	91.7	140	92.1
Showing khat; (Catha edulis)	Yes	164	47.1	38	25.0	21.510	<0.001
	No	184	52.9	114	75.0
Smoking	Yes	76	21.8	4	2.6	29.040	<0.001
	No	272	78.2	148	97.4
Being aware of anemia	Yes	138	39.7	39	25.7	9.064	0.003
	No	210	60.3	113	74.3