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. 2015 Dec 10;5(4):218–226.

Table II.

demographic characteristics in anemic and non anemic infants

Anemia in infant
yes no Total P value
area location urban Count 125 a 142 a 267 .162
Percent a 63.1 69.6 66.4
rural Count 73 a 62 a 135
Percent a 36.9 30.4 33.6
delivery CS Count 148 a 175 b 323 .012
Percent a 74.4 85.8 80.1
NVD Count 50 a 29 b 79
Percent a 25.1 14.2 19.6
Mom job employed Count 7 a 21 b 28 .007
Percent a 3.5 10.3 6.9
unemployed Count 192 a 183 b 375
Percent a 96.5 89.7 93.1
Mom education Under graduated Count 174 a 159 b 343 .012
Percent a 87.4 77.9 82.6
graduated Count 25 a 49 b 70
Percent a 12.6 22.1 17.4
Dad education Under graduated Count 181 a 170 a 351 .023
Percent a 91 83.3 87.1
graduated Count 18 a 34 a 52
Percent a 9 16.7 12.9
number delivery 1 Count 119 a 129 a 248 .544
Percent a 61.3 65.1 63.2
2 Count 64 a 61 a 125
Percent a 33 31.3 32.1
3 Count 11 a 7 a 18
Percent a 5.7 3.6 4.6
Number gravid 1 Count 110 a 120 a 230 .568
Percent a 55.8 59.4 57.6
2 Count 69 a 60 a 129
Percent a 35 29.7 32.3
3 Count 15 a 18 a 33
Percent a 7.6 8.9 8.3
4 Count 2 a 4 a 6
Percent a 1 2 1.5
SEX male Count 109 a 120 a 229 .447
Percent a 54.8 58.8 56.8
female Count 89 a 84 a 173
Percent a 44.7 41.2 42.9%
Percent a 26.9 16 21.4
Nutritional state bf Count 170 a 132 b 302 .00001
Percent a 85.4 68.2 75.7
formula Count 11 a 38 b 49
Percent a 5.5 19 12.3
mix Count 18 a 30 a 48
Percent a 9 15 12
Duration of breast feeding 4m Count 8 a 13 a 21 0.000
Percent a 4.1 6.5 5.3
6 Count 174 a 123 b 282
Percent a 83 61.2 71.4
any Count 26 a 65 b 91
Percent a 13.4 32.3 23