Research Article
Dietary Diversity Is Not Associated with Haematological Status of Pregnant Women Resident in Rural Areas of Northern Ghana
Table 3
Bivariate analyses of factors associated with anaemia of pregnant women (
).
| | Characteristic | | Anaemia | Test statistic | No
(%) | Yes
(%) |
| | Household wealth index | | | | | | Low | 223 | 70 (31.4) | 153 (68.6) | , | | High | 177 | 75 (42.4) | 102 (57.6) | | Midupper arm circumference | | | | | | <25 cm | 100 | 21 (21.0) | 79 (79.0) | , | | ≥25.0 cm | 297 | 122 (41.1) | 175 (58.9) | | Educational level | | | | | | None | 207 | 61 (29.5) | 146 (70.5) | , | | Low (primary and junior high) | 157 | 65 (41.4) | 92 (58.6) | | High (at least senior high) | 36 | 19 (52.8) | 17 (47.2) | | Gestational age | | | | | | First trimester | 63 | 35 (55.6) | 28 (44.4) | , | | Second trimester | 143 | 48 (33.6) | 95 (66.4) | | Third trimester | 193 | 62 (32.1) | 131 (67.9) | | U-fives in household | | | | | | None | 100 | 46 (46.0) | 54 (54.0) | , | | 1-2 | 203 | 73 (36.0) | 130 (64.0) | | At least 3 | 97 | 26 (26.8) | 71 (73.2) | | Region of residence | | | | | | Northern | 126 | 24 (19.0) | 102 (81.0) | , | | Upper East | 84 | 27 (32.1) | 57 (67.9) | | Upper West | 190 | 94 (49.5) | 96 (50.5) |
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