Table 4.
Independent variables | Postpartum anaemia | COR 95% CI | AOR 95%CI | |
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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 |
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Residence | ||||
Rural | 59 | 129 | 2.00 (1.27–3.13) | 0.63 (0.31–1.29) |
Urban | 44 | 192 | 1 | 1 |
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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 |
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Antepartum haemorrhage | ||||
Yes | 17 | 10 | 6.15 (2.71–13.9) | 5.08 (1.91–13.55)∗ |
No | 86 | 311 | 1 | 1 |
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GA at delivery | ||||
Preterm | 31 | 58 | 1.96 (1.18–3.25) | 1.41 (0.73–2.71) |
Term | 69 | 255 | 1 | 1 |
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Place of birth | ||||
Health institution | 92 | 311 | 1 | 1 |
Home | 11 | 10 | 3.72 (1.61–9.00) | 1.92 (0.60–6.19) |
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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) |
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Postpartum haemorrhage | ||||
Yes | 36 | 24 | 6.65 (3.72–11.89) | 4.47 (2.25–8.88)∗ |
No | 67 | 297 | 1 | 1 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.