Research Article
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/m2 | 253 | 71.4 | 128 | 28.6 | 0.01 | ≥19 kg/m2 | 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 |
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