Iron Deficiency Anemia among In-School Adolescent Girls in Rural Area of Bahir Dar City Administration, North West Ethiopia

Table 5

Factors associated with anemia among school adolescent girls at rural town of Bahir Dar city administration. 2017(n=423).

Variable	Anemia		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Yes (%)	No (%)
Household family size
≤5	15(7)	195(93)	1	1
>5	32(15)	181(85)	2.3(1.20,4.38)	3.2 (1.29, 7.89)
Average monthly income in ETB
< 500 ETB	6(25)	18(75)	6.58(2.21,19.59)	10 (2.49,41.26)
501-1000 ETB	29(19.3)	121(80.7)	4.73(2.33.9.60)	6 (2.54,14.33)
>1000 ETB	12(4.8)	237(95.2)	1	1
History of worm infestation
No	28(8.3)	311(91.7)	1	1
Yes	19(22.6)	65(77.4)	3.25(1.71,6.16)	2.7(1.19,6.21)
Duration of blood flow in each menses
<5days	12 (7.6)	146(92.4)	1	1
≥5days	26 (21)	98(89)	3.23(1.56,6.75)	2.4 (1.08,5.44)
BMI for age
Thin	30 (15.8)	159(84.2)	2.41(1.28,4.52)	3.2(1.43,7.05)
Normal	17 (7.3)	217(92.7)	1	1

COR = crude odds ratio; AOR= adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
ETB = Ethiopian Birr; BMI = body mass index; *= significant at P value < 0.05.