Table 3.
Logistic regression analysis of pregnant mothers’ selected households and individual nutrition characteristics and anemia risk rural Ethiopia
| Maternal characteristics | Number (%) | Maternal anemia at term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
| 1. Land size (hectare) | |||
| No land | 133 (35.6) | 1 | 1 |
| < 1 | 136 (36.4) | 0.57 (0.34, 0.96)* | 0.60 (0.33, 1.09) |
| 1–2 | 70 (18.7) | 0.66 (0.35, 1.23) | 0.77 (0.38, 1.54) |
| 2+ | 35 (9.4) | 0.66 (0.29, 1.46) | 1.02 (0.42, 2.47) |
| 2. Presence of radio in the HH | |||
| Yes | 270 (72.6) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 102 (27.4) | 1.48 (0.89, 2.46) | 1.93 (1.12, 3.39)* |
| 3. Have mobile/cell phone in the HH | |||
| Yes | 286 (76.5) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 88 (23.5) | 2.55 (1.56, 4.17)* | 3.14 (1.75, 5.62)* |
| 4. Have audiovisuals (e.g., TV) in the HH | |||
| Yes | 119 (31.8) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 255 (68.2) | 1.37 (0.85, 2.21) | 1.01 (0.57, 1.80) |
| 5. Maternal educational status | |||
| No formal education | 120 (32.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Primary | 95 (25.4) | 0.75 (0.43 , 1.31) | 0.47 (0.25, 0.88)* |
| Primary+ | 159 (42.5) | 1.35 (0.80, 2.26) | 0.85 (0.46, 1.57) |
| 6. MUAC (cm) | |||
| < 21 (SAM) | 90 (24.1) | 1 | 1 |
| 21–23 (MAM) | 171 (45.7) | 1.86 (1.10, 3.15)* | 1.52 (0.75 , 3.11) |
| 23+ (normal) | 113 (30.2) | 2.66 (1.46, 4.85)* | 1.03 (0.43, 2.34) |
| 7. Hemoglobin (g/dl) at enrollment | |||
| < 11 (anemic) | 107 (28.6) | 1 | 1 |
| 11+ (non-anemic) | 267 (71.4) | 17.68 (10.14, 30.80) | 28.56 (14.33, 56.79)* |
COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HH, household; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; SAM, sever acute malnutrition; MAM, moderate acute malnutrition
Italics the significance level or P <0.05