Table 4. Factors associated with anemia in children aged 2 months-15 years old, Bata district, June-August 2013.
| Variables | Urban | Rural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n° anemic (%) | Bivariate | n° anemic (%) | Bivariate | ||||
| Prevalence Ratio | 95% CI | Prevalence Ratio | 95% CI | ||||
| Sex | Female | 372 (84.5) | 1 | 254 (91.7) | 1 | ||
| Male | 355 (80.9) | 1.13 | (0.95–1.35) | 232 (87.5) | 0.79 | (0.57–1.09) | |
| Age group | <= 12 months | 234 (86.3) | 1 | 116 (90.6) | 1 | ||
| 13–59 months | 264 (82.8) | 0.96 | (0.89–1.02) | 178 (90.8) | 1.00 | (0.93–1.08) | |
| ≥ 5 years | 229 (79.2) | 0.92 | (0.85–0.99)** | 192 (88.1) | 0.97 | (0.90–1.05) | |
| RDT malaria | Negative | 435 (78.5) | 1 | 162 (87.6) | 1 | ||
| Positive | 284 (90.2) | 1.15 | (1.08–1.22)** | 323 (91.0) | 1.04 | (0.98–1.11) | |
| Ethnic group | Fang | 591 (83.0) | 1 | 419 (89.7) | 1 | ||
| Combe | 63 (85.1) | 1.01 | (0.95–1.08) | 30 (96.8) | 1.05 | (0.95–1.16) | |
| Others | 73 (78.5) | 0.96 | (0.88–1.05) | 37 (84.1) | 0.95 | (0.85–1.06) | |
| Caregiver´s educational level | No formal education/Incomplete primary school | 37 (92.5) | 1 | 36 (87.8) | 1 | ||
| Primary school | 201 (82.7) | 0.89 | (0.80–0.99)** | 208 (91.6) | 1.04 | (0.92–1.18) | |
| Secondary school | 425 (81.0) | 0.87 | (0.79–0.96)** | 188 (89.1) | 1.01 | (0.90–1.15) | |
| Family incomes´source | Agriculture/fishing/Chasing | 23 (92.0) | 1 | 111 (93.3) | 1 | ||
| Employee | 415 (81.7) | 0.89 | (0.79–1.00)* | 164 (88.6) | 0.95 | (0.89–1.02) | |
| Self-employed | 220 (81.8) | 0.89 | (0.78–1.01)* | 173 (88.7) | 0.95 | (0.89–1.02) | |
| Others | 31 (93.9) | 1.17 | (0.31–4.46) | 8 (88.9) | 0.95 | (0.54–1.66) | |
| Wealth tertile | Richest | 289 (79.0) | 1 | 61 (91.0) | 1 | ||
| Middle | 288 (83.0) | 1.05 | (0.98–1.13) | 96 (88.9) | 0.98 | (0.88–1.08) | |
| Poorest | 101 (91.8) | 1.16 | (1.08–1.26)** | 283 (90.4) | 0.99 | (0.91–1.08) | |
| Mosquito net use | Always | 520 (81.8) | 1 | 173 (89.2) | 1 | ||
| Sometimes | 32 (80.0) | 0.98 | (0.83–1.15) | 47 (92.2) | 1.03 | (0.94–1.14) | |
| Never | 164 (85.9) | 1.05 | (0.98–1.12) | 257 (89.5) | 1.00 | (0.94–1.07) | |
| Fever in the last week | No | 144 (90.6) | 1 | 119 (91.5) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 572 (80.7) | 1.12 | (1.06–1.19)** | 357 (89.3) | 1.03 | (0.96–1.09) | |
RDT: Rapid diagnostic test; OR: odds ratio;
* <0.10;
** <0.05