Prevalence and Factors Associated with Iron Deficiency Anaemia among Children Aged 6-23 Months in Southwestern Uganda

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of children aged 6-23 months and their caregivers attending KIUTH and IAH, Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality.

Variables	Frequency (%)	Percentage
Age
6-11 months	113	31.0
12-17 months	163	44.8
18-23 months	88	24.2
Sex
Female	168	46.2
Male	196	53.8
Gestation age at birth
Premature	31	8.5
Term	333	91.5
Birth weight
<2.5 kg	38	10.4
≥2.5 kg	326	89.6
Maternal age
≤20	14	3.8
21-30	248	68.1
31-40	90	24.7
>40	12	3.3
Maternal level of education
At most primary	111	30.5
Secondary	106	29.1
Tertiary	147	40.4
Maternal occupation
Housewife	79	21.7
Formal employment	101	27.7
Business	77	21.2
Peasant	107	29.4