Table 5.
Association of household factors with anemia in children aged 6–59 months in Kilte Awulaelo Woreda, eastern zone, northern Ethiopia, 2013 (n = 568).
| Variables | Anemic | Odds ratio (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Household factors | ||||
| Annual income | ||||
| <10000 | 87 (68.5) | 40 (31.5) | 5.50 (3.6, 8.4)* | 4.86 (3.2, 7.3)* |
| ≥10000 | 125 (28.3) | 316 (71.7) | 1 | |
| Availability of latrine/toilet | ||||
| Yes | 162 (35.5) | 294 (64.5) | 0.68 (0.4, 1.0) | |
| No | 50 (44.5) | 62 (55.4) | 1 | |
| Availability of pipe water (hand) | ||||
| Yes | 120 (35.6) | 217 (64.4) | 0.84 (0.6, 1.2) | |
| No | 92 (39.8) | 139 (60.2) | 1 | |
| Source of income for the household | ||||
| Agriculture | 188 (36.9) | 322 (63.1) | 0.97 (0.2, 4.1) | |
| Employed | 5 (21.7) | 18 (78.3) | 0.46 (0.1, 2.6) | |
| Merchant | 16 (59.3) | 11 (40.7) | 2.42 (0.5, 12.3) | |
| Daily laborer | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 1 | |
*Variables show statistically significant association at P value < 0.05. OR: odds ratio.