Table 4.
Factors associated with anemia among pregnant women in Gode town, Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia; May 2013.
| Variables | Anemia status | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemic | Normal | |||
| Trimester | ||||
| First trimester | 24 | 45 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Second trimester | 155 | 106 | 2.74 (1.58–4.77) | 2.87 (1.61–5.17) |
| Third trimester | 149 | 98 | 2.85 (1.63–4.98) | 3.32 (1.84–6.00) |
| Parity | ||||
| <2 | 63 | 58 | 1.00 | |
| 2–4 | 150 | 87 | 1.59 (1.02–2.47) | |
| ≥5 | 115 | 104 | 1.02 (0.65–1.59) | |
| Family size | ||||
| <5 | 76 | 58 | 1.00 | |
| 5–7 | 135 | 76 | 1.29 (0.84–1.98) | |
| ≥8 | 117 | 115 | 1.75 (1.19–2.56) | |
| Forbidden foods | ||||
| Yes | 70 | 37 | 1.00 | |
| No | 258 | 212 | 0.64 (0.41–0.99) | |
| ANC | ||||
| Yes | 184 | 163 | 1.00 | |
| No | 144 | 86 | 0.74 (0.52–1.05) | |
| Iron supplementation during pregnancy | ||||
| Yes | 207 | 181 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 121 | 68 | 0.72 (0.45–1.15) | 1.54 (1.04–2.27) |
| 24 hr recall food groups | ||||
| 1–4 | 94 | 47 | 1.00 | |
| 5–8 | 224 | 192 | 0.58 (0.39–0.87) | |
| >8 | 10 | 10 | 0.50 (0.2–1.29) | |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Lowest | 49 | 65 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Second | 78 | 49 | 0.40 (0.24–0.68) | 0.43 (0.24–0.76) |
| Middle | 65 | 49 | 0.85 (0.50–1.43) | 0.989 (0.57–1.72) |
| Fourth | 59 | 45 | 0.71 (0.42–1.20) | 0.69 (0.39–1.21) |
| Highest | 77 | 41 | 0.70 (0.41–1.20) | 0.67 (0.37–1.19) |
| Gravidity | ||||
| <3 | 59 | 57 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 3–5 | 148 | 80 | 1.79 (1.14–2.82) | 1.95 (1.19–3.19) |
| ≥6 | 121 | 112 | 1.04 (0.67–1.63) | 1.14 (0.7–1.85) |
| MUAC | ||||
| <23 | 107 | 44 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ≥23 | 219 | 205 | 0.44 (0.30–0.66) | 0.41 (0.27–0.63) |