Magnitude of Maternal Anaemia in Rural Burkina Faso: Contribution of Nutritional Factors and Infectious Diseases

Table 3

Factors associated with maternal anaemia in Houndé health district, Burkina Faso, univariable analysis.

Characteristic	Anaemia
	Yes		No
	()	(%)	()	(%)
Age
<20 years	421	66.3	214	33.7	0.08
20–34 years	1249	62.8	741	37.2
≥35 years	199	59.4	136	40.6
Occupation
Housewife	1852	63.3	1072	36.7	0.06
Others	20	47.6	22	52.4
Ethnic group
Mossi	771	58.8	541	41.2	<0.01
Bwaba	708	57.4	525	42.6
Fulani	157	64.1	88	35.9
Others	191	60.6	124	39.4
Body mass index
<19 kg/m^2	253	71.4	128	28.6	0.01
≥19 kg/m^2	1634	62.6	975	37.4
Weight
<50 kg	202	69.9	87	30.1	0.01
≥50 kg	1643	62.4	992	37.6
Brachial perimeter
<24 cm	718	69.7	312	30.3	<0.001
≥24 cm	796	59.4	544	40.6
Number of pregnancies
Primigravidae	415	67.8	197	32.2	0.01
Paucigravidae (2 to 4 pregnancies)	826	63.1	484	36.9
Multigravidae (≥5 pregnancies)	631	60.6	411	39.4
Parity
Primiparity	354	65.7	185	34.3	0.18
Pauciparity (1 to 4 deliveries)	674	61.1	429	38.9
Grand multiparity (5 to 7 deliveries)	321	60.6	209	39.4
Great grand multiparity (≥8)	71	57.7	52	42.3
Intestinal helminthiases
Yes	358	62.6	214	37.4	0.58
No	1534	63.6	781	36.2
Geophagy
Yes	334	70.9	137	29.1	<0.001
No	1534	61.7	953	38.3
HIV infection
Yes	32	66.7	16	33.3	0.6
No	1855	63.1	1087	36.9
Malaria
Yes	95	70	40	29.6	0.08
No	1792	62.8	1063	37.2