Table 2.
Bivariate analysis of factors associated with anemia in women of reproductive age (weighted)
| Predictors | Anemia | No anemia | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Nw(w%) | Moderate Nw(w%) | Mild Nw(w%) | Nw(w%) | Nw(w%) | |
| Age (years) | Chi2(9) = 6.0977 | P = 0.7295 | |||
| < 20 | 3 (8.41) | 50 (6.74) | 178 (6.23) | 316 (5.17) | 547 (5.63) |
| 20–29 | 20 (4.895) | 448 (54.21) | 1,450 (49.26) | 2,787 (50.83) | 4,705 (50.65) |
| 30–39 | 9 (26.91) | 315 (31.50) | 988 (36.25) | 1,869 (34.85) | 3,181 (34.95) |
| 40–49 | 6 (15.73) | 71 (7.55) | 256 (8.26) | 514 (9.15) | 847 (8.77) |
| Pregnancy | Chi2(3) = 47.0253 | P < 0.001 | |||
|
No Yes |
24 (57.61) 14 (42.39) |
578 (64.57) 306 (35.43) |
2,572 (89.72) 300 (10.28) | 4,729 (86.66) 757 (13.34) | 7,903 (85.58) 1,377 (14.42) |
| Body mass index | Chi2(9) = 25.1563 | P = 0.0033 | |||
|
Normal weight Underweight Overweight Obese |
29 (82.37) 8 (14.18) 1 (3.45) 0 (0.00) |
677 (75.14) 106 (10.95) 87 (12.33) 14 (1.59) |
2,161 (72.88) 382 (14.38) 261 (9.87) 68 (2.87) |
3,954 (71.34) 690 (11.17) 712 (14.35) 130 (3.15) |
6,821 (72.16) 1,186 (12.11) 1,061 (12.81) 212 (2.92) |
| Level of education | Chi2(9) = 21.6940 | P = 0.0111 | |||
| No education | 6 (13.97) | 173 (15.26) | 583 (17.10) | 1,235 (21.30) | 1,997 (19.52) |
| Primary | 17 (43.65) | 428 (46.18) | 1,298 (43.72) | 2,460 (44.13) | 4,203 (44.18) |
| Secondary | 15 (42.38) | 274 (36.79) | 977 (38.54) | 1,745 (33.68) | 3,011 (35.41) |
| Higher | 0 (0.00) | 9 (1.77) | 14 (0.64) | 46 (0.90) | 69 (0.89) |
| Currently breastfeeding | Chi2(3) = 17.7695 | P < 0.001 | |||
| Non-breastfeeding women | 15 (49.00) | 390 (43.34) | 888 (30.47) | 1,698 (30.11) | 2,991 (31.41) |
| Breastfeeding women | 23 (51.00) | 494 (56.66) | 1984 (69.53) | 3,788 (69.89) | 6,289 (68.59) |
| Current marital status | Chi2(6) = 11.2088 | P = 0.0846 | |||
| Never in a union | 2 (4.08) | 29 (2.54) | 138 (5.38) | 288 (3.99) | 397 (4.28) |
| Married/Living with a partner | 30 (80.44) | 802 (91.80) | 2,475 (85.39) | 4,776 (87.50) | 8,083 (87.22) |
| Widowed/ Divorced/Separated | 6 (15.48) | 53 (5.67) | 259 (9.23) | 482 (8.50) | 800 (8.50) |
| Recent work | Chi2(3) = 0.8029 | P = 0.8487 | |||
| No recent work | 6 (15.87) | 218 (25.38) | 662 (24.12) | 1,308 (24.74) | 2,194 (24.58) |
| Working | 32 (84.13) | 666 (74.62) | 2,210 (75.88) | 4,178 (75.26) | 7,086 (75.42) |
| Contraceptive use | Chi2(3) = 10.5295 | P = 0.0153 | |||
| Not a user | 37 (95.15) | 774 (85.44) | 2,369 (79.85) | 4,465 (79.54) | 7,645 (80.19) |
| User | 1 (4.85) | 110 (14.56) | 503 (20.15) | 1,021 (20.46) | 1,635 (19.81) |
| ITN* user | Chi2(3) = 5.3733 | P = 0.1480 | |||
| Does not sleep on ITN | 19 (44.23) | 331 (38.40) | 1,113 (37.50) | 1,931 (33.23) | 3,394 (34.97) |
| Sleeps on ITN | 19 (55.77) | 553 (61.60) | 1,759 (62.50) | 3,555 (66.77) | 5,886 (65.03) |
| Household Well-Being Index | Chi2(6) = 9.5767 | P = 0.1464 | |||
|
Poor Household Average household Rich household |
25 (52.81) 2 (4.68) 11 (42.51) |
476 (46.87) 170 (17.41) 238 (35.72) |
1,422 (45.64) 583 (20.52) 867 (33.84) |
2,750 (45.82) 1,178 (21.45) 1,558 (32.73) |
4,673 (45.88) 1,933 (20.77) 2,674 (33.35) |
| Source of drinking water | Chi2(3) = 1.3976 | P = 0.7062 | |||
|
Unimproved source Improved source |
28 (62.67) 10 (37.33) |
588 (56.73) 296 (43.27) |
1,791 (56.44) 1,081 (43.56) |
3,357 (53.66) 2,129 (46.34) |
5,764 (54.77) 3,516 (45.23) |
| Types of toilets/latrines | Chi2(3) = 1.3648 | P = 0.7139 | |||
|
Unimproved toilets Improved toilets |
27 (70.01) 11 (29.99) |
592 (59.45) 292 (40.55) |
1,822 (60.87) 1,050 (39.13) |
3,550 (62.79) 1,956 (37.21) |
5,971 (61.96) 3,309 (38.04) |
| Natural environment | Chi2(3) = 3,7832 | P = 0.2872 | |||
|
Urban environment Rural environment |
12 (37.20) 26 (62.80) |
247 (34.57) 637 (65.43) |
837 (30.04) 2,035 (69.96) | 1538 (28.09) 3948 (71.91) |
2,634 (29.25) 6,646 (70.75) |
Nw Weighted number, %w Weighted percentage, ITN insecticide-treated nets
ITN* insecticide-treated nets