Table 3.

Association between socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics and maternal anaemia at delivery in the study sample

Variables	Modalities	Number (%)	cOR (95% CI)	P	aOR (95% CI)	P
Age group	15–23	31 (28.18)	1	–	1	–
	24–34	52 (23.21)	0.77 (0.46–1.30)	0.34	0.71 (0.35 1.44)	0.34
	> 34	11 (24.44)	0.82 (0.36 1.79)	0.63	0.75 (0.26 2.12)	0.59
Education level	Secondary	57 (26.39)	1	–	1	–
	Primary	3 (42.86)	2.09 (0.40 6.77)	0.34	1.25 (0.16 7.39)	0.81
	Tertiary	35 (22.29)	0.80 (0.49–1.29)	0.36	0.85 (0.50 1.45)	0.56
Bed net use	Yes	44 (25.29)	1	–	1	–
	No	51 (24.76)	0.97 (0.61–1.55)	0.91	1.12 (0.60 2.13)	0.72
Number of net use	≧5	22 (23.16)	1	–	1	–
	< 5	73 (25.61)	1.14 (0.67–2.00)	0.63	1.00 (0.47 2.10)	0.99
Gravidity	≧2	68 (25.56)	1	–	1	–
	< 2	27 (23.68)	0.90 (0.54–1.50)	0.70	0.66 (0.33 1.32)	0.25
Parity	≧3	26 (26.00)	1	–	1	–
	< 3	69 (24.64)	0.93 (0.56–1.59)	0.79	0.91 (0.47 1.76)	0.77
Number of ANC contacts	≧4	71 (25.54)	1	–	1	–
	< 4	24 (23.53)	0.90(0.52–1.51)	0.69	0.90 (0.50 1.58)	0.72
Gestational age	≧37	82 (23.70)	1	–	1	–
	< 37	13 (38.24)	1.99 (0.93–4.11)	0.06	1.96 (0.884.25)	0.09
Residence	Semi urban	66 (23.83)	1	–	1	–
	Rural	29 (28.16)	1.25 (0.75–2.07)	0.39	1.05 (0.60 1.81)	0.86
malaria in pregnancy	No	48 (18.11)	1	–	1	–
	Yes	47 (40.87)	3.12 (1.92–5.09)	< 0.001***	3.23 (1.94 5.42)	< 0.001***

^*** Indicates significant association (P < 0.05)