Table 2.
Logistic regression of anaemia on socio-demographic characteristics in pregnant women [N = 409]
| Variables | Anaemia status | COR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Normal n(%) | Anaemic n(%) | ||
| 40+ | 10 (4) | 4 (3) | Ref. | |
| 30–39 | 106 (39) | 32 (24) | 0.71 (0.22, 2.29) | 0.57 |
| 20–29 | 127 (46) | 81 (61) | 1.49 (0.48, 4.66) | 0.49 |
| < 20 | 32 (11) | 17 (12) | 1.25 (0.36, 4.37) | 0.72 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 40 (15) | 28 (21) | Ref. | |
| Married | 235 (85) | 106 (79) | 0.64 (0.38, 1.10) | 0.11 |
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 235 (86) | 111 (83) | Ref. | |
| Muslim | 40 (14) | 23 (17) | 1.22 (0.70, 2.13) | 0.49 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Ewe | 195 (71) | 96 (72) | ||
| Other (Guan and Akan) | 80 (29) | 38 (28) | 0.96 (0.61, 1.52) | 0.88 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 65 (24) | 37 (28) | Ref. | |
| Civil servant | 27 (10) | 10 (8) | 0.65 (0.28, 1.49) | 0.31 |
| Farming | 11 (4) | 4 (2) | 0.63 (0.19, 2.15) | 0.47 |
| Trading | 172 (62) | 83 (62) | 0.83 (0.50, 1.41) | 0.51 |
| Gravidity | ||||
| 1–2 | 142 (52) | 77 (58) | Ref. | |
| 3–5 | 120 (44) | 48 (36) | 0.74 (0.48, 1.14) | |
| 6+ | 13 (4) | 9 (6) | 1.28 (0.52, 3.12) | 0.59 |
| Parity | ||||
| None | 92 (34) | 52 (39) | Ref. | |
| 1–2 | 116 (42.2) | 52 (39) | 0.79 (0.49, 1.27) | 0.34 |
| 3+ | 67 (24.4) | 30 (22) | 0.79 (0.46, 1.37) | 0.41 |
| Blood film | ||||
| Negative | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | Ref. | |
| Positive | 271 (99) | 131 (98) | 1.61 (0.39, 6.59) | 0.57 |
| Gestational Age | ||||
| 1st trimester | 40 (15) | 18 (13) | Ref. | |
| 2nd trimester | 23 (8) | 14 (11) | 1.35 (0.57, 3.22) | 0.49 |
| 3rd trimester | 212 (77) | 102 (76) | 1.06 (0.58, 1.96) | 0.82 |
| Iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy | ||||
| No | 37 (13) | 19 (14) | Ref. | |
| Yes | 238 (87) | 115 (86) | 0.94 (0.52, 1.71) | 0.84 |