Determinant Factors of Anemia among Nonpregnant Women of Childbearing Age in Southwest Ethiopia: A Community Based Study
Table 3
Association of anemia with reproductive health and nutrition related factors among nonpregnant women of childbearing age.
Variable
Categories
Anemia
COR (95% CI)
values
Yes (%)
No (%)
Parity
No
6 (5.5)
104 (94.5)
1
0.013
1-2
29 (18.8)
125 (81.1)
4.02 (1.60, 10.06)
0.003
3–5
31 (20.4)
121 (79.9)
4.44 (1.78, 11.06)
0.001
>5
5 (20.0)
20 (80.0)
4.33 (1.21, 15.58)
0.025
Place of delivery
Yes
27 (13.0)
181 (87.0)
1
No
38 (30.9)
85 (69.1)
2.99 (1.72, 5.23)
<0.001
State of current breast feeding
Yes
28 (25.9)
80 (74.1)
1.76 (1.01, 3.07)
0.047
No
37 (16.6)
186 (83.4)
1
Birth
≤2
39 (33.1)
79 (66.9)
5.31 (2.62, 10.74)
<0.001
>2
12 (8.5)
129 (91.5)
1
Current contraceptive use
Yes
34 (12.9)
230 (87.1)
1
No
37 (20.9)
140 (79.1)
1.79 (1.07, 2.98)
0.026
Regularity of menstrual cycle
Regular
51 (18.3)
227 (81.7)
1.61 (0.92, 2.81)
0.092
Irregular
20 (12.3)
143 (87.7)
1
Length of blood flow in each menses
1–5
52 (13.4)
335 (86.7)
1
≥6
19 (35.2)
35 (64.8)
3.5 (1.86, 6.57)
<0.001
Sanitary pad usage per day
1-2
38 (11.4)
296 (88.6)
1
≥3
33 (30.8)
74 (69.2)
3.47 (2.04, 5.91)
<0.001
BMI in kg/m2
<18.5
24 (47.1)
27 (52.9)
6.49 (3.45, 12.16)
<0.001
≥18.5
47 (12.5)
343 (87.5)
1
COR = crude odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, BMI = body mass index, place of delivery = place of delivery service in health institution during the recent birth, and birth = birth spacing between the recent two consecutive children.
