Research Article
Determinant Factors of Anemia among Nonpregnant Women of Childbearing Age in Southwest Ethiopia: A Community Based Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics among nonpregnant women of childbearing age (
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| | Variable | Categories | Frequency (%) |
| | Age | 15–24 | 141 (32.0) | | 25–35 | 203 (46.0) | | 36–49 | 97 (22.0) |
| | Marital status | Unmarried | 83 (18.8) | | Married | 358 (81.2) |
| | Educational status | Illiterate | 132 (30.0) | | Elementary† | 160 (36.3) | | Secondary‡ | 149 (33.7) |
| | Occupation | Employee | 119 (27.0) | | Housewife | 155 (35.1) | | Daily laborer | 97 (22.0) | | Student | 59 (13.4) | | Others | 11 (2.5) |
| | Household size | 1–5 | 350 (79.4) | | >5 | 91 (20.6) |
| | Monthly household income | <500 | 63 (14.3) | | 500–1000 | 162 (36.7) | | >1000 | 216 (49.0 ) |
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Elementary† = elementary school (1–8 years of education), secondary‡ = secondary school and above (>8 years of education).
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