Table 5.
Associated factors of overall anemia and anemia severities among children in multivariate logistic regression analyses. The values of AOR and 95%CI were calculated by multivariate logistic regression analyses of complex samples
| Factors | Mild anemia | Moderate/severe anemia | Overall anemia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | 95%CI | AOR | 95%CI | AOR | 95%CI | |
| Age of children (months) | ||||||
| 6–11 | 3.69 | 1.61–8.43 | 6.71 | 3.02–14.89 | 4.71 | 2.34–9.47 |
| 12–23 | 1.78 | 1.05–3.16 | 2.19 | 1.02–4.97 | 1.68 | 1.17–3.69 |
| 24–35 | 1.15 | 0.62–2.16 | 0.96 | 0.38–2.42 | 1.13 | 0.64–1.99 |
| 36–47 | 0.99 | 0.49–1.99 | 3.55 | 1.89–6.65 | 1.59 | 1.09–2.83 |
| 48–59 | 1.18 | 0.70–1.99 | 0.78 | 0.26–2.33 | 1.08 | 0.65–1.81 |
| 60–71 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Feeding practice within 6 months after birth | ||||||
| Exclusive breast-feeding | 1.58 | 1.04–2.42 | ||||
| Predominant breast-feeding | 0.93 | 0.58–1.50 | ||||
| Mixed feeding | 0.98 | 0.51–1.88 | ||||
| Formula feeding | 1.00 | |||||
| Regular physical examination | 1.44 | 0.80–2.61 | 0.63 | 0.41–0.95 | ||
| Family income | 0.75 | 0.56–0.99 | 0.51 | 0.27–0.98 | 0.69 | 0.50–0.93 |
| Anemia-related feeding knowledge level | ||||||
| Low | 0.99 | 0.77–1.26 | 1.99 | 1.18–3.56 | ||
| Moderate | 1.03 | 0.66–1.61 | 2.06 | 0.88–4.82 | ||
| High | ||||||
| Maternal moderate/severe anemia | 1.46 | 0.81–2.62 | 2.33 | 1.05–5.18 | 1.77 | 1.05–2.98 |
AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval