Research Article
Determinants of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Public Health Facilities at Durame Town: Unmatched Case Control Study
Table 1
Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant mother attending ANC in public health facilities of Durame Town, February to May 2017.
| | Variable | Categories | Cases (n=111) | Controls (n=222) | | N= () | N= () |
| | Age | 15 – 19 | 8 (7.2) | 9 (4.1) | | 20 – 24 | 41 (37) | 67 (30.2) | | 25 – 29 | 35 (31.5) | 92 (41.4) | | 30 – 35 | 23 (20.7) | 44 (19.8) | | >35 | 4 (3.6) | 10 (4.5) |
| | Residence | Urban | 69 (62.2) | 138 (62.2) | | Rural | 42 (37.8) | 84 (37.8) |
| | Ethnicity | Kembata | 92 (82.9) | 175 (78.8) | | Tembaro | 5 (4.5) | 21 (9.5) | | Hadiya | 9 (8.1) | 25 (11.3) | | Other | 5 (4.5) | 1 (10.5) |
| | Religion | Protestant | 101 (91) | 176 (79.3) | | Catholic | 6 (5.4) | 23 (10.4) | | Orthodox | 2 (1.8) | 15 (6.8) | | Others | 2 (1.8) | 8 (3.6) |
| | Maternal educational level | Have no formal education | 37 (33.3) | 45 (20.3) | | Primary | 40 (36.0) | 107 (48.2) | | Secondary and above | 34 (30.6) | 70 (310.5) |
| | Husband education level | Have no formal education | 32 (28.8) | 25 (11.3) | | Primary | 44 (39.6) | 108 (48.6) | | Secondary and above | 35 (31.6) | 89 (40.1) |
| | Occupational status | House wife | 35 (31.5) | 89 (40.1) | | Merchant | 25 (22.5) | 80 (36) | | Employed | 38 (34.2) | 45 (20.3) | | Other | 13 (11.7) | 8 (3.6) |
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others, Amhara, Silt, Halba, sidama, Adventist, Muslim, Farmer, Day laborer. |
