Table 4.
Association of adolescents and selected characteristics of households with adolescent girl’s Anaemia in three districts, Ethiopia 2015
| Background Characteristics | Anaemia | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n,%) | No (n,%) | |||
| District | ||||
| Damotegale | 106 (24.0) | 335(76.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Debrelibanos | 169 (38.3) | 272(61.7) | 1.96[1.19,3.22] | 1.95[1.27,3.01]* |
| Laygaynt | 111(25.2) | 330(74.8) | 1.06[0.66,1.72] | 1.02[0.69,1.50] |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Rural | 338(31.60 | 732(68.4) | 1.97[1.02,3.81] | 1.57[0.84,2.92] |
| Urban | 43(19.0) | 205(81.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Reported age (years) | ||||
| 10–14 | 272(31.3) | 599(68.7) | 2.18[1.18,4.02] | 1.98[1.03,3.82]* |
| 15–17 | 32(28.1) | 236(71.9) | 1.87[0.96,3.62] | 1.95[0.98,3.87] |
| 18–19 | 21(17.2) | 101(82.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Schooling | ||||
| In school | 337(29.2) | 817(70.8) | 1.02[0.64,1.63] | 0.93[0.56,1.55] |
| Out of school | 48(28.7) | 119(71.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Smokes cigarettes | 5(21.7) | 13(78.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Does not smoke | 331(29.3) | 919(70.7) | 1.43[0.61,1.26] | 0.83[0.22,3.08] |
| Household food insecurity | ||||
| Food secured | 200(26.8) | 545(73.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Mildly food insecured | 39(28.5) | 98(71.5) | 1.08[0.72,1.63] | 1.08[0.69,1.67] |
| Moderately food insecured | 116(34.4) | 221(65.6) | 1.43[1.01,2.02] | 1.48[1.05,2.09] * |
| Severely food insecured | 21(27.6) | 55(72.4) | 1.04[0.43,2.52] | 0.84[0.38,1.85] |
| Dietary Diversity | ||||
| Low | 193(31.2) | 424(68.7) | 1.39[1.03,1.86] | 1.07[0.69,1.65] |
| Medium | 156(28.1) | 400(71.9) | 1.19[0.75,1.90] | 1.09[0.65,1.82] |
| High | 37(24.7) | 113(75.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Agro ecology * | ||||
| Highlands | 303(31.6) | 667(68.4) | 1.47[0.78,2.76] | 1.30[0.86,1.98] |
| midlands | 45(21.8) | 161(78.2) | 0.89[0.58,1.36] | 0.77[0.63,0.94] * |
| Lowlands | 32(23.9) | 102(76.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Wealth quintile | ||||
| Lowest (poorest) | 87(32.5) | 181(67.5) | 1.74[1.01,3.01] | 1.39[0.68,1.84]] |
| Second (poor) | 34(31.9) | 179(65.1) | 1.70[0.92,3.13] | 1.26[0.67,2.37] |
| Middle | 82(30.8) | 184(69.2) | 1.61[0.91,2.85] | 1.33[0.60,2.94] |
| Forth (Rich) | 76(29.0) | 186(71.0) | 1.49[0.93,2.37] | 1.91[0.69,2.04] |
| Highest (Richest) | 57(21.6) | 207(78.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Heard the term anaemia | ||||
| Yes | 136(23.6) | 440(76.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 250(33.5) | 437(66.5) | 1.63[1.23,2.15] | 1.58[1.09,2.29*] |
| Heard about IFA tablets | ||||
| Yes | 43(28.1) | 110(71.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 341(29.3) | 823(70.7) | 1.06[0.70,1.89] | 0.67[0.43,1.04] |
*p < 0.05