Research Article
Proportion of Immediate Postpartum Anaemia and Associated Factors among Postnatal Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Logistic regression showing factors associated with immediate postpartum anaemia among postnatal mothers in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 424).
| Independent variables | Postpartum anaemia | COR 95% CI | AOR 95%CI | Yes | No |
| Maternal education status | | | | | Unable to read and write | 55 | 93 | 5.32 (2.48–11.44) | 2.00 (0.81–4.88) | Able to read and write | 14 | 35 | 3.60 (1.43–9.09) | 2.05 (0.71–5.87) | Primary school class | 10 | 45 | 2.00 (0.76–5.23) | 1.66 (0.57–4.80) | Secondary school class | 15 | 66 | 2.04 (0.85–4.98) | 1.09 (0.40–2.99) | Diploma and above | 9 | 81 | 1 | 1 |
| Residence | | | | | Rural | 59 | 129 | 2.00 (1.27–3.13) | 0.63 (0.31–1.29) | Urban | 44 | 192 | 1 | 1 |
| Frequency of ANC visits | | | | | <4 times | 46 | 102 | 3.10 (1.84–5.25) | 2.40 (1.29–4.43) | ≥4 times | 29 | 198 | 1 | 1 |
| Antepartum haemorrhage | | | | | Yes | 17 | 10 | 6.15 (2.71–13.9) | 5.08 (1.91–13.55) | No | 86 | 311 | 1 | 1 |
| GA at delivery | | | | | Preterm | 31 | 58 | 1.96 (1.18–3.25) | 1.41 (0.73–2.71) | Term | 69 | 255 | 1 | 1 |
| Place of birth | | | | | Health institution | 92 | 311 | 1 | 1 | Home | 11 | 10 | 3.72 (1.61–9.00) | 1.92 (0.60–6.19) |
| Mode of delivery | | | | | SVD | 39 | 137 | 1 | 1 | IAVD | 13 | 12 | 3.81 (1.57–8.77) | 3.99 (1.42–11.23) | Cesarean section | 51 | 172 | 1.04 (0.65–1.67) | 1.06 (0.59–1.88) |
| Postpartum haemorrhage | | | | | Yes | 36 | 24 | 6.65 (3.72–11.89) | 4.47 (2.25–8.88) | No | 67 | 297 | 1 | 1 |
| Adherence of IFA supplementation | | | | | Poor adherence | 53 | 195 | 2.88 (1.31–6.33) | 2.52 (1.06–6.04) | Good adherence | 8 | 85 | 1 | 1 |
| Frequency of meal per day | | | | | ≤3 | 87 | 235 | 1.97 (1.09–3.54) | 1.21 (0.59–2.48) | >3 | 16 | 85 | 1 | 1 |
| Midupper arm circumference | | | | | <23 cm | 71 | 124 | 3.53 (2.12–5.66) | 3.25 (1.87–5.65) | ≥23 cm | 32 | 197 | 1 | 1 |
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GA: gestational age; SVD: spontaneous vaginal delivery; IAVD: instrumental assisted vaginal delivery; IFA: iron and folic acid; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; COR: crude odds ratio; 1: reference and significantly associated with value <0.05. |