Table 1. Sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics of pregnant women attending prenatal care (n = 458) according to occurrence of anemia and vitamin A insufficiency (VAI). Cruzeiro do Sul, state of Acre, 2015–2016.
| Variable | n (%) | Anemia (n, %) | p | VAI (n, %) | p |
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| n = 80 | n = 91 | ||||
| Age (years) | |||||
| < 19 | 89 (19.4) | 26 (29.2) | 0.001* | 23 (25.8) | 0.124 |
| ≥ 19 | 369 (80.6) | 54 (14.7) | 68 (18.6) | ||
| Schooling | |||||
| ≤ 9 years | 135 (29.5) | 33 (24.4) | 0.011* | 24 (18.1) | 0.503 |
| > 9 years | 323 (70.5) | 47 (14.6) | 67 (20.8) | ||
| Skin color | |||||
| White | 70 (15.5) | 12 (17.4) | 0.978 | 12 (17.4) | 0.556 |
| Non-white | 388 (84.5) | 68 (17.5) | 79 (20.5) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| With partner | 360 (78.6) | 62 (17.3) | 0.800 | 68 (19.1) | 0.332 |
| No partner | 98 (21.4) | 18 (18.4) | 23 (23.5) | ||
| Beneficiary of Bolsa Família | |||||
| Yes | 179 (39.1) | 37 (20.7) | 0.153* | 42 (23.7) | 0.113 |
| No | 279 (60.9) | 43 (15.5) | 49 (17.6) | ||
| Primigravida | |||||
| Yes | 202 (44.1) | 37 (18.4) | 0.653 | 48 (23.9) | 0.066 |
| No | 256 (55.9) | 43 (16.8) | 43 (16.9) | ||
| Remunerated activity | |||||
| Yes | 204 (44.5) | 30 (14.8) | 0.170 | 39 (19.2) | 0.706 |
| No | 254 (55.5) | 50 (19.7) | 52 (20.6) | ||
| Pregnant head of household | |||||
| Yes | 62 (13.5) | 12 (19.7) | 0.632 | 15 (24.2) | 0.374 |
| No | 396 (86.5) | 68 (17.2) | 76 (19.3) | ||
| Supplement during 2nd or 3rd trimesters of gestation | |||||
| No | 227 (49.8) | 25 (20.3) | 0.040* | 35 (28.9) | 0.010* |
| Yes, folic acid or iron, or both | 148 (32.3) | 40 (20.6) | 29 (14.9) | ||
| Yes, multivitamin with vitamin A | 82 (17.9) | 15 (10.7) | 27 (19.4) |
* p < 0.05