Research Article
Magnitude of Anemia and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Najo General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 4
Association of medical factors and anemic conditions among pregnant women attending ANC of Najo General Hospital, 2019.
| Variables | Category | Anemic | Not anemic | COR (95% CI) | value | AOR (95% CI) | value |
| Helminthic infection | Yes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | No | 142 | 238 | 0.2 (0.02–1.9) | 0.164 | 0.095 (0.01–1.02) | 0.052 |
| Malaria infection | Yes | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | No | 133 | 231 | 0.38 (0.15–0.96) | 0.041 | 0.195 (0.07–0.58) | 0.003 |
| History of contraceptive | Yes | 123 | 206 | 1.11 (0.62–2.0) | 0.711 | | | No | 22 | 33 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Menstrual level | Heavy | 36 | 55 | 0.9 (0.56–1.47) | 0.685 | | | Light | 109 | 184 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Trimester | 1st trimester | 49 | 67 | 1 | 1 | | | 2nd trimester | 35 | 60 | 0.89 (0.49–1.62) | 0.705 | | | 3rd trimester | 33 | 69 | 1.12 (0.59–2.1) | 0.733 | | | 4th trimester | 28 | 43 | 1.362 (0.72–2.56) | 0.338 | | |
| History of abortion | Yes | 53 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | No | 92 | 179 | 0.58 (0.37–091) | 0.018 | 0.469 (0.27–0.83) | 0.009 |
| Birth space | ≤1 year | 64 | 106 | 0.91 (0.58–1.44) | 0.701 | | | 2–3 year | 28 | 37 | 0.73 (0.40–1.32) | 0.299 | | | >3 year | 53 | 96 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Parity status | Nullipara | 65 | 107 | 1 | 1 | | | Primipara | 41 | 72 | 1.65 (0.1–26.7) | 0.726 | | | Multipara | 38 | 59 | 01.76 (0.11–28.8) | 0.693 | | | Grand multipara | 1 | 1 | 1.55 (0.09–25.57) | 0.758 | | |
| History of anemia | Present | 62 | 37 | 0.24 (0.15–0.39) | 0.000 | 0.23 (0.13–0.385) | | Absent | 83 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gravid | First | 52 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Second | 38 | 79 | 3.54 (1.02–12.32) | 0.047 | 1.6 (0.8–3.2) | 0.181 | Third | 28 | 48 | 4.16 (1.18–14.67) | 0.027 | 1.62 (0.66–4) | 0.292 | Fourth | 19 | 16 | 3.43 (0.95–12.45) | 0.061 | 0.54 (0.19–1.55) | 0.250 | Fifth | 8 | 4 | 1.68 (0.43–6.64) | 0.457 | 0.23 (0.04–1.26) | 0.091 |
| History of contraceptive use | DP | 70 | 112 | 0.84 (0.39–1.8) | 0.641 | | | Implanon | 36 | 53 | 0.77 (0.34–1.74) | 0.526 | | | Loop | 3 | 8 | 1.39 (0.31–6.23) | 0.666 | | | Combined | 1 | 8 | 6.23 (0.47–37.4) | 0.311 | | | DPI | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | | |
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