Table 1.
Association of anaemia status with sociodemographic factors
| Characteristic | Anaemia Category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Hb level (> 11 gm%) | Mild Anaemia (10.0-10.9 gm%) | Moderate Anaemia (7.0-9.9 gm%) | Severe Anaemia (<7 gm%) | Total | Chi-square and P | |
| 1. Gravida | χ2=21.09 | |||||
| ≤2 | 52 (17.8%) | 68 (23.3%) | 156 (53.4%) | 16 (5.5%) | 292 (100%) | df=3 |
| >2 | 8 (6.9%) | 12 (10.3%) | 88 (75.9%) | 8 (6.9%) | 116 (100%) | P=0.001 |
| 2. Type of Family | χ2=75.909 | |||||
| A. Nuclear | 56 (18.7%) | 76 (25.3%) | 164 (54.7%) | 4 (1.3%) | 300 (100%) | df=3 |
| B. Joint | 4 (3.7%) | 4 (3.7%) | 80 (74.1%) | 20 (18.5%) | 108 (100%) | P=0.001 |
| 3. Education | ||||||
| A. Illiterate | 0 (0%) | 4 (20%) | 16 (80%) | 0 (0%) | 20 (100%) | |
| B. Primary | 0 (0%) | 8 (20%) | 32 (80%) | 0 (0%) | 40 (100%) | χ2=60.893 |
| C. Secondary | 08 (6.3%) | 28 (21.9%) | 88 (68.8%) | 04 (3.0%) | 128 (100%) | df=12 |
| D. Senior Secondary | 40 (24.4%) | 32 (19.5%) | 72 (43.9%) | 20 (12.2%) | 164 (100%) | P=0.001 |
| A. Graduation and Above | 12 (21.4%) | 08 (14.3%) | 36 (64.3%) | 0 (0%) | 56 (100%) | |
| 4. Occupation | ||||||
| A. Housewife | 60 (16.9%) | 80 (22.5%) | 200 (56.2%) | 16 (4.5%) | 356 (100%) | χ2=39.772 |
| B. Labourer | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 12 (75%) | 04 (25%) | 16 (100%) | df=6 |
| C. Job (Govt./Private) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 32 (88.9%) | 04 (11.1%) | 36 (100%) | P=0.001 |