Determinant Factors of Anemia among Nonpregnant Women of Childbearing Age in Southwest Ethiopia: A Community Based Study
Table 4
Independent predictors of anemia from multivariate logistic regression model among nonpregnant women of childbearing age ().
Variable
Categories
AOR (95% CI)
value
Age in year
15–24
2.42 (0.92, 6.37)
0.073
25–35
6.53 (1.82, 13.39)
0.004
36–49
1
0.016
Educational status
Illiterate
2.16 (1.67, 5.18)
0.043
Elementary†
1.4 (.15, 1.64)
0.061
Secondary‡
1
0.005
Household
<500
8.84 (6.47, 14.91)
<0.001
500–1000
5.91 (2.31, 13.09)
<0.001
>1000
1
<0.001
History of
Yes
3.28 (1.24, 8.68)
0.017
No
1
Ever heard about anemia
Yes
1
No
3.33 (1.5, 7.42)
0. 003
IPI
Yes
3.34 (1.66, 6.73)
0.001
No
1
Children ever born
No child
1
<0.001
1-2
7.73 (4.53, 16.93)
<0.001
3–5
14.93 (10.58, 23.09)
<0.001
>5
13.37 (4.83, 23.52)
<0.001
Current contraceptive use
Yes
1
No
4.77 (2.19, 10,42)
<0.001
Sanitary pad usage per day
1-2
1
≥3
3.03 (1.43, 6.41)
0.004
BMI in kg/m2
<18.5
4.07 (1.69, 9.84)
0.002
≥18.5
1
AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; BMI = body mass index; household = household income per month in Ethiopian birr; history of = history of bleeding other than menstruation and delivery (accident, ulcer, and hemorrhoids); elementary† = elementary school (1–8 years of education); secondary‡ = secondary school and above (>8 years of education).
