Table 3.
Assessment of risk factors associated with anemia among pregnant women attending ANC in East Wollega, Oromia, Ethiopia from November 2015 to January 2016
| Variables | Anemia | COR (95% CI) | P | AOR (95% CI) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present, N (%) | Absent, N (%) | |||||
| Residence | ||||||
| Rural | 41 (17.4%) | 195 (82.6%) | 0.98 (0.6, 1.7) | 0.952 | ||
| Urban | 24 (17.6%) | 112 (82.4%) | 1 | |||
| Age group | ||||||
| ≤29 years | 48 (16.4%) | 245 (83.6%) | 1 | |||
| >29 years | 17 (21.5%) | 62 (78.5%) | 0.73 (0.4, 1.3) | 0.334 | ||
| Educational status | ||||||
| Illiterate | 24 (19%) | 103 (81%) | 2.61 (0.9, 7.2) | 0.071 | ||
| Literate | 41 (16.7%) | 204 (83.3%) | 1 | |||
| Food diversity | ||||||
| No | 13 (25.5) | 38 (74.5) | 1.73 (0.8, 3.5) | 0.043 | 0.63 (0.3, 1.4) | 0.336 |
| Yes | 52 (16.5) | 269 (83.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Coffee after meal | ||||||
| Yes | 52 (17) | 254 (83) | 0.87 (0.4, 1.7) | 0.887 | ||
| No | 13 (20.3) | 51 (79.7) | 1 | |||
| Home delivery | ||||||
| Yes | 15 (15.2) | 84 (84.8) | 0.74 (0.3, 1.3) | 0.326 | ||
| No | 42 (21.4) | 154 (78.6) | 1 | |||
| Gestational age (Trimester) | ||||||
| First | 18 (35.3) | 33 (64.7) | 0.32 (0.1, 0.6) | 0.001* | 2.82 (1.4, 6.2) | 0.009* |
| Second | 18 (15.8) | 96 (84.2) | 0.87 (0.5, 1.6) | 0.667 | ||
| Third | 29 (14) | 178 (86) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Following regular ANC | ||||||
| No | 7 (16.7) | 35 (83.3) | 0.93 (0.4, 2.2) | 0.886 | ||
| Yes | 58 (17.6) | 272 (82.4) | 1 | |||
| Birth interval | ||||||
| <2 years | 13 (21.7) | 47 (78.3) | 1.22 (0.6, 2.4) | 0.776 | ||
| >2 years | 44 (19) | 188 (81) | 1 | |||
| Presence of current blood loss | ||||||
| Yes | 20 (29.4) | 48 (70.6) | 2.42 (1.3, 4.4) | 0.007* | 0.73 (0.4, 1.5) | 0.351 |
| No | 45 (14.8) | 259 (85.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Previous Malaria infection | ||||||
| Yes | 25 (35.2) | 46 (64.8) | 3.53 (1.9, 6.4) | <0.001 | 2.32 (1.3, 5.3) | 0.003* |
| No | 40 (13.3) | 261 (86.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Using anti-malaria bed net | ||||||
| No | 26 (17.3) | 124 (82.7) | 0.94 (0.6, 1.7) | 0.952 | ||
| Yes | 39 (17.6) | 183 (82.4) | 1 | |||
| Taking iron supplements regularly | ||||||
| No | 24 (13.3) | 156 (86.7) | 0.64 (0.3, 0.9) | 0.04* | 1.82 (1.1, 4.8) | 0.022* |
| Yes | 41 (21.4) | 151 (78.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Intestinal helminths | ||||||
| Present | 37 (40.2) | 55 (59.8) | 6.11 (3.2, 9.7) | <0.001 | 3.12 (1.5, 7.3) | 0.023* |
| Absent | 28 (10) | 252 (90) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hook worm | ||||||
| Present | 26 (44.8) | 32 (55.2) | 5.70 (3.1, 9.6) | <0.001 | 3.53 (1.6, 6.7) | 0.001* |
| Absent | 39 (12.4) | 275 (87.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ascaris lumbricoides | ||||||
| Present | 9 (34.6) | 17 (65.4) | 2.70 (1.2, 6.5) | 0.031* | 1.82 (1.1, 3.8) | 0.022* |
| Absent | 56 (16.2) | 290 (83.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio
*Statistically significant P values