Table 2. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with anemia among SC in Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia, February to May 2017 (n = 523).
| Variable | Anemia | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemic | Non-Anemic | ||||
| Child’s grade | Grade 1–4 | 46 (17.6%) | 215 (82.4%) | 1.38 (0.86, 2.24) | 1.27 (0.72, 2.21) |
| Label |
Grade 5–8 |
35 (13.4%) |
227(86.6%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Age of mothers | < = 34 | 227(87.6%) | 227(87.6%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 35–44 | 141 (82.5%) | 141(82.5%) | 1.51 (0.88, 2.59) | 1.37 (0.74, 2.56) | |
| > = 45 | 74 (79.6%) | 74 (79.6%) | 1.82 (0.98, 3.40) | 1.81 (0.88, 3.71) | |
| Marital status | Married/living together | 51 (13.5%) | 328 (86.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| (care taker) |
Unmarried |
3 (15.0%) |
17 (85.0%) |
1.14 (0.32, 4.01) |
1.55 (0.37, 6.47) |
| Separated# | 27 (21.8%) | 97 (78.2%) | 1.79 (1.07, 3.00) | 1.33 (0.71, 2.52) | |
| Mother’s education | No formal education | 45 (19.6%) | 185 (80.4%) | 2.07 (1.09, 3.93) | 2.37 (1.12, 5.02)* |
| Primary | 22 (13.8%) | 138 (86.2%) | 1.36 (0.66, 2.77) | 1.81 (0.79, 4.12) | |
| Secondary & above | 14 (10.5%) | 119 (89.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Father’s education | No formal education | 39 (18.2%) | 175 (81.8%) | 1.45 (0.82, 2.56) | 1.07 (0.52, 2.22) |
| Primary | 20 (13.9%) | 124 (86.1%) | 1.05 (0.55, 2.01) | 0.81 (0.37, 1.74) | |
| Secondary and above | 22 (13.3%) | 143 (86.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| HFSS | Food secured | 53 (12.8%) | 361 (87.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Mild Food insecured | 15 (22.7%) | 51 (77.3%) | 2.00 (1.05, 3.81) | 2.20 (1.07, 4.50)* | |
| Moderate food insecured | 7 (24.1%) | 22 (75.9%) | 2.17 (0.88, 5.32) | 2.42 (0.85, 6.88) | |
| Severely food insecured | 6 (42.9%) | 8 (57.1%) | 5.11 (1.71, 15.30) | 6.02 (1.84, 19.68)** | |
| DDS | <4 | 50 (21.5%) | 183 (78.5%) | 2.55 (1.04, 6.26) | 1.77 (0.69, 4.55) |
| 4–6 | 25 (11.0%) | 203 (89.0%) | 1.15 (0.45, 2.94) | 0.79 (0.29, 2.13) | |
| > = 7 | 6 (9.7%) | 56 (90.3%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| STH infection | Yes | 11 (61.0%) | 7 (39.0%) | 9.76 (3.66, 26.04) | 14.23 (4.80,42.20)** |
| No | 70 (13.9%) | 435 (86.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Coffee-drinking | Yes | 28 (21.1%) | 105 (78.9%) | 1.70 (1.021, 2.82) | 1.25 (0.68, 2.30) |
| Habit |
No |
53 (13.6%) |
337 (86.4%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| BAZ | Wasted | 14 (29.8%) | 33 (70.2%) | 2.59 (1.32, 5.09) | 0.70 (0.25, 1.91) |
| Not wasted | 67 (14.1%) | 409 (85.9%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| HAZ | Stunted | 50 (20.7%) | 191 (79.3%) | 2.12 (1.30, 3.45) | 2.083 (1.22, 3.56)** |
| Not stunted | 31 (11.0%) | 251(89.0%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Separated#: divorced or widowed
*P-value <0.05
**P-value <0.01
AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; COR: Crude Odds Ratio