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. 2020 Jun 16;2020:8979740. doi: 10.1155/2020/8979740

Table 4.

Logistic regression showing factors associated with immediate postpartum anaemia among postnatal mothers in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 424).

Independent variables Postpartum anaemia COR 95% CI AOR 95%CI
Yes No
Maternal education status
 Unable to read and write 55 93 5.32 (2.48–11.44) 2.00 (0.81–4.88)
 Able to read and write 14 35 3.60 (1.43–9.09) 2.05 (0.71–5.87)
 Primary school class 10 45 2.00 (0.76–5.23) 1.66 (0.57–4.80)
 Secondary school class 15 66 2.04 (0.85–4.98) 1.09 (0.40–2.99)
 Diploma and above 9 81 1 1

Residence
 Rural 59 129 2.00 (1.27–3.13) 0.63 (0.31–1.29)
 Urban 44 192 1 1

Frequency of ANC visits
 <4 times 46 102 3.10 (1.84–5.25) 2.40 (1.29–4.43)
 ≥4 times 29 198 1 1

Antepartum haemorrhage
 Yes 17 10 6.15 (2.71–13.9) 5.08 (1.91–13.55)
 No 86 311 1 1

GA at delivery
 Preterm 31 58 1.96 (1.18–3.25) 1.41 (0.73–2.71)
 Term 69 255 1 1

Place of birth
 Health institution 92 311 1 1
 Home 11 10 3.72 (1.61–9.00) 1.92 (0.60–6.19)

Mode of delivery
 SVD 39 137 1 1
 IAVD 13 12 3.81 (1.57–8.77) 3.99 (1.42–11.23)
 Cesarean section 51 172 1.04 (0.65–1.67) 1.06 (0.59–1.88)

Postpartum haemorrhage
 Yes 36 24 6.65 (3.72–11.89) 4.47 (2.25–8.88)
 No 67 297 1 1

Adherence of IFA supplementation
 Poor adherence 53 195 2.88 (1.31–6.33) 2.52 (1.06–6.04)
 Good adherence 8 85 1 1

Frequency of meal per day
 ≤3 87 235 1.97 (1.09–3.54) 1.21 (0.59–2.48)
 >3 16 85 1 1

Midupper arm circumference
 <23 cm 71 124 3.53 (2.12–5.66) 3.25 (1.87–5.65)
 ≥23 cm 32 197 1 1

GA: gestational age; SVD: spontaneous vaginal delivery; IAVD: instrumental assisted vaginal delivery; IFA: iron and folic acid; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; COR: crude odds ratio; 1: reference and significantly associated with p value <0.05.