Table 5.

Nutritional factors of respondents as determinants of anaemia

Variable	Total	Anaemia, No, Freq (%)	Anaemia, Yes, Freq (%)	Test statistics
Consumption of iron-rich foods (meat, poultry and fish)				X2 = 2.9; p = 0.089
No	15	1 (6.7)	14 (93.3)
Yes	355	93 (26.2)	262 (73.8)
Frequency of consumption of iron-rich foods (meat, poultry and fish)				X2 = 0.2; p = 0.672
≤3	77	21 (27.3)	56 (72.7)
3+	293	73 (24.9)	220 (75.1)
Minimum Dietary Diversity-Women				X2 = 0.3; p = 0.605
No	158	38 (24.1)	120 (75.9)
Yes	212	56 (26.4)	156 (73.6)
Food consumption score				X2 = 0.1; p = 0.762
Borderline	67	18 (26.9)	49 (73.1)
Acceptable	303	76 (25.1)	227 (74.9)
Household food insecurity				X2 = 2.9; p = 0.087
No	38	14 (36.8)	24 (63.2)
Yes	332	80 (24.1)	252 (75.9)
Nutrition knowledge index				X2 = 2.0; p = 0.155
Low	161	35 (21.7)	126 (78.3)
High	209	59 (28.2)	150 (71.8)
Participates in Girls’ Iron-Folic Acid Tablet Supplementation Programme				X2 = 2.4; p = 0.118
Yes	175	51 (29.1)	124 (70.9)
No	195	43 (22.1)	152 (77.9)