Research Article

Magnitude of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Public Hospitals of Ilu Abba Bora Zone, South West Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Factors associated with the magnitude of anemia among pregnant women visited antenatal clinic of public hospitals in Ilu Aba Bora zone, south west Ethiopia, 2016 (n=416).

VariablesAnemiaOR(95 CI)
Yes[]No[]Crude ORAdjusted OR

Residence
Urban
Rural2.96(1.62,6.92)2.37(2.11,5.06
Marital status
 Married5.09(1.56,7.89)1.03(0.87,1.76)
 Others
Family size
<2
 3-41.49(0.46,7.65)1.03(0.06,3.76)
>52.78(1.07,4.56)2.97(1.69,5.27
Parity
Primi gravida
Multi gravida1.90(1.06,2.03)1.61(0.54,2.43)
Last delivery
Health institution1.61(0.86,3.02)1.28(0.54,3.01)
Home
Birth interval
 <2years1.15(0.56,2.38)0.75(0.29,1.95)
 >2years
Blood loss in last delivery
 Yes0.46(0.20,0.83)0.45(.15, 1.29)
 No
History of abortion
 Yes
 No0.41(0.20,0.83)0.45(.15, 1.29)
Use of contractive
 Yes0.58(0.251.365)
 No
Malaria infection in the last 1 year
 Yes3.35(1.62,6.92)3.1(2.1; 5.06
 No
Soil transmitted helminthes infection
 Yes3.2(1.6,6.32)3.19(1.5,6.65
 No
HIV status
 Positive1.37(0.65,2.88)1.15(0.47,2.83)
 Negative
Body mass index
 Under weight4.49(1.56,5.63)2.74(1.34,5.57
 Over weight0.30(0.04,0.82)0.96 (0.44,5.00)
 Normal weight

=significant in backward stepwise logistic regression and = single, divorced, and widowed.