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. 2018 Aug 29;2018:3942301. doi: 10.1155/2018/3942301

Table 2.

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women by sociodemographic, obstetric, and other characteristics of pregnant women (N=284).

Variables Anemia status AOR (95% CI) P value
Non-Anemic (%) Anemic (%)
Age group
 ≤20 15 (93.8%) 1 (6.2%) 1
 21-25 86 (92.5%) 7 (7.5%) 1.53 (.16-14.70) 0.71
 26-30 100 (84.7%) 18 (15.3%) 4.47 (.47-42.83) 0.19
 31-35 37 (86.0%) 6 (14.0%) 5.58 (.457-68.10) 0.18
 ≥36 13 (92.9%) 1 (7.1%) 3.55 (.13-100.17) 0.46

weight group
 40-49 27 (96.4%) 1 (3.6%) 1
 50-59 81 (91.0%) 8 (9.0%) 2.34 (.25-21.85) 0.45
 60-69 84 (82.4%) 18 (17.6%) 5.14 (.57-46.17) 0.14
 70-79 36 (90.0%) 4 (10.0%) 1.38 (.12-16.30) 0.80
 ≥80 23 (92.0%) 2 (8.0%) 1.47 (.101-21.47) 0.78

Occupation
 Farmer 16 (100.0%) 0 (.0%)
 Housewife 141 (86.0%) 23 (14.0%)
 Government 22 (91.7%) 2 (8.3%)
 Student 7 (87.5%) 1 (12.5%)
 Private 65 (90.3%) 7 (9.7%)

Educational status
 Not educated 40 (95.2%) 2(4.8%)
 Elementary 98(85.2%) 17 (14.8%)
 Secondary 48(88.9%) 6(11.1%)
 Preparatory 21 (91.3%) 2(8.7%)
 University/college 44 (88.0%) 6 (12.0%)

Residence
 Rural 23 (100.0%) 0 (.0%)
 Urban 228 (87.4%) 33 (12.6%)

Trimester
 1st trimester 46 (95.8%) 2(4.2%) 1
 2nd trimester 55(83.3%) 11(16.7%) 6.72 (1.17-38.45) 0.03∗∗
 3rd trimester 150 (88.2%) 20(11.8%) 8.31 (1.24-55.45) 0.03∗∗

Previous Pregnancy
 No 81 (90.0%) 9 (10.0%)
 Yes 170(87.6%) 24(12.4%)

Gravidity
 1 81 (90.0%) 9 (10.0%)
 2-4 145 (87.3%) 21 (12.7%)
 ≥5 25 (89.3%) 3 (10.7%)

Number of child
 None 112 (90.3%) 12 (9.7%) 1
 1 70 (82.4%) 15 (17.6%) 2.49 (.000) 0.99
 2 47 (92.2%) 4 (7.8%) 6.81 (.000) 0.99
 ≥3 22 (91.7%) 2 (8.3%) 6.99 (.000) 0.99

Space b/n the current pregnancy and the last child
 0 year 110(90.2%) 12(9.8%) 1
 1 year 11(91.7%) 1(8.3%) .00(.00) 0.99
 2 year 20(95.2%) 1 (4.8%) .00(.00) 0.99
 3 year 30(90.9%) 3(9.1%) .00(.00) 0.99
 4 year and above 80 (83.3%) 16 (16.7%) .00(.00) 0.99

Blood loss
 No 224(87.5%) 32(12.5%) 1
 Yes 27 (96.4%) 1(3.6%) .29 (.03-2.52) 0.26

Abortion
 No 185(89.4%) 22 (10.6%) 1
 Yes 66 (85.7%) 11(14.3%) 2.06 (.82-5.15) 0.12

Number of abortion
 None 185 (89.4%) 22 (10.6%)
 Once 48 (85.7%) 8 (14.3%)
 Two and above 18 (85.7%) 3 (14.3%)

Iron/folic acid Supplementation
 No 100 (85.5%) 17(14.5%) 4.03(1.49-10.92) 0.01∗∗
 Yes 151 (90.4%) 16 (9.6%) 1

Meat and Animal Product
 No 11(84.6%) 2(15.4%)
 Yes 240 (88.6%) 31(11.4%)

Frequency of eating meat and animal product
 every day 33 (89.2%) 4(10.8%)
 every 2 day 19(86.4%) 3(13.6%)
 once in week 139 (86.9%) 21 (13.1%)
 once in month 50 (94.3%) 3 (5.7%)
 none 10 (83.3%) 2 (16.7%)

Fruit and Vegetable
 No 2 (66.7%) 1 (33.3%)
 Yes 249 (88.6%) 32 (11.4%)

Frequency of eating fruit and vegetable
 every day 89 (89.0%) 11 (11.0%)
 every 2 day 51 (87.9%) 7 (12.1%)
 once in week 106 (88.3%) 14 (11.7%)
 once in month 3(100.0%) 0 (.0%)
 none 2 (66.7%) 1 (33.3%)

∗∗P < 0.05 (statistically significant association) for the Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR).