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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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%) | ||
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| 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%) | ||
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| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 23 (100.0%) | 0 (.0%) | ||
| Urban | 228 (87.4%) | 33 (12.6%) | ||
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| 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∗∗ |
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| Previous Pregnancy | ||||
| No | 81 (90.0%) | 9 (10.0%) | ||
| Yes | 170(87.6%) | 24(12.4%) | ||
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| Gravidity | ||||
| 1 | 81 (90.0%) | 9 (10.0%) | ||
| 2-4 | 145 (87.3%) | 21 (12.7%) | ||
| ≥5 | 25 (89.3%) | 3 (10.7%) | ||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Blood loss | ||||
| No | 224(87.5%) | 32(12.5%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 27 (96.4%) | 1(3.6%) | .29 (.03-2.52) | 0.26 |
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| Abortion | ||||
| No | 185(89.4%) | 22 (10.6%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 66 (85.7%) | 11(14.3%) | 2.06 (.82-5.15) | 0.12 |
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| 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%) | ||
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| 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 | |
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| Meat and Animal Product | ||||
| No | 11(84.6%) | 2(15.4%) | ||
| Yes | 240 (88.6%) | 31(11.4%) | ||
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| 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%) | ||
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| Fruit and Vegetable | ||||
| No | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | ||
| Yes | 249 (88.6%) | 32 (11.4%) | ||
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| 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).