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. 2023 Mar 15;18(3):e0282819. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282819

Table 4. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with immediate postpartum anemia in East Gojjam zone hospitals Northwest Ethiopia 2020 (n = 467).

Variables Anemia p-value COR 95%CI AOR 95%CI
YES NO
Residence Rural 59 158 0.276 1.85 (1.83, 2.890) 0.68 (0.340, 1.361)
Urban 42 208 I I
ANC follow-up No 20 19 0.018 4.51 (2.301, 8.838) 2.92 (1.203,7.066) *
Yes 81 347 I I
Antepartum hemorrhage Yes 42 33 0.001 7.18 (4.214, 3.603) 4.51 (2.427, 8.374) *
No 59 333 I I
Mode of delivery IAVD 16 18 0.033 4.67 (2.235, 9.761) 2.72 (1.086,6.787) *
C/S 34 80 2.23 (1.354, 3.685) 1.86 (1.029,3.350) *
SVD 51 268 0.040 I I
IFA intake during pregnancy No 32 64 0.692 2.19 (1.329, 3.603) 1.17 (0.546, 2.491)
Yes 69 302 I I
Estimated distance from health >2 facility in hours 41 81 0.309 2.40(1.506, 3.838) 0.73 (0.391, 1.346)
≤2 60 285 I I
Availability of toilet facility No 32 37 0.476 4.12 (2.404, 7.074) 1.34 (0.602, 2.962)
Yes 69 329 I I
Shoes wearing status Sometimes 40 99 0.346 2.30 (1.416, 3.752) 1.34 (0.728, 2.477)
Never 17 16 0.029 6.06 (2.851, 12.884) 2.60 (1.103, 6.149) *
Always 44 251 I I
MUAC < 23 67 80 0.001 7.04 (4.353, 11.401) 5.75 (3.382, 9.790) *
≥23 34 286 I I
Birth status of newborns who died 15 21 0.162 2.87 (1.418, 5.790) 1.94 (0.767, 4.915)
Alive 86 345 I I

Note I = reference, * = significantly associated variables.