Table 4.
Risk factors associated with anaemia at delivery
| Variable | Anaemic at delivery (%) |
p-value (univariate) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) (n = 6881) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||
| Areca nut user | No | 425/2459 (17.3) | 2034/2459 (82.7) | 0.031 | Ref. |
| Yes | 858/4422 (19.4) | 3564/4422 (80.6) | NS | ||
| Smoker | No | 758/4370 (17.3) | 3612/4370 (82.7) | <0.001 | Ref. |
| Yes | 525/2511 (20.9) | 1986/2511 (79.1) | NS | ||
| Malaria infection | No | 979/5628 (17.4) | 4649/5628 (82.6) | <0.001 | Ref. |
| Yes | 304/1253 (24.3) | 949/1253 (75.7) | 1.47 (1.21–1.78) | ||
| Multigravida | No | 220/1563 (14.1) | 1343/1563 (85.9) | <0.001 | Ref. |
| Yes | 1063/5318 (20.0) | 4255/5318 (80.0) | 1.56 (1.33–1.84) | ||
| Anaemia at first ANC visit | No | 857/5870 (14.6) | 5013/5870 (85.4) | <0.001 | Ref. |
| Yes | 426/1011 (42.1) | 585/1011 (57.9) | 4.13 (3.56–4.78) | ||
| First ANC visit after trimester 1 | No | 694/4178 (16.6) | 3484/4178 (83.4) | <0.001 | Ref. |
| Yes | 589/2703 (21.8) | 2114/2703 (78.2) | NS | ||
Ref.: reference group; NS: not significant; ANC: antenatal clinic.