Anemia among Women Attending Antenatal Care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Table 3
Factors associated with anemia among pregnant women attending ANC services at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 332).
Variables
Anemia status
Crude odds ratio (95% CI)
Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Anemic
Not anemic
Source of water
Tap
60
242
1:00
1:00
Pond/river
14
16
3.5(1.63, 7.6)
4.09(1.75, 9.55)
Vegetable consumption in a week
≥3 times
49
192
0.67 (0.38, 1.17)
0.66 (0.33,1.34)
<2 times
25
66
1:00
1:00
Parity
Nulliparous
35
118
0.64 (0.35, 1.16)
0.5 (0.17, 1.73)
Para one
11
79
0.3 (0.13,0.65)
0.4 (0.15, 0.96)
Multiparous
26
61
1:00
1:00
Gravidity
Primi-gravida
43
176
1:00
1:00
Multigravida
31
82
1.54 (0.9, 2.63)
3.5 (1.35, 9.17)
ANC visit
New
26
115
1:00
1:00
Repeated
48
143
0.67 (0.39, 1.15)
0.5 (0.32, 1.05)
HIV infection
Yes
16
22
2.9 (1.46, 5.9)
2.94 (1.37, 6.35)
No
58
236
1:00
1:00
Family size
≤2
38
149
1:00
1:00
3-5 members
19
82
0.9 (0.49, 1.67)
1.77(0.68, 4.57)
>5 members
17
27
2.46 (1.22, 4.98)
3 (1.03, 8.65)
Fruit consumption in a week
≥3 times
48
96
1.09 (0.63, 1.87)
1.6 (0.81, 3.16)
< 2 times
26
162
1:00
1:00
1:00 reference category. P value < 0.001. P value < 0.01. P value < 0.05.
