Table 2.
Prevalence and associated factors of anemia among RAW in Sayint Adjibar town, February to April 2018.
| Variables | Variable categories | Anemia status | |||
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| Nonanemic | Anemic | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
| Age | 15–24 | 136 (80.5%) | 33 (19.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 25–35 | 103 (79.2%) | 27 (20.8%) | 1.08 (0.61–1.91) | 0.83 (0.41–1.65) | |
| 36–49 | 33 (55.0%) | 27 (45.0%) | 3.37 (1.79–6.36) | 2.64 (1.05–6.60) | |
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| Marital status | Married | 110 (78.6%) | 30 (21.4%) | 1.00 | |
| Single | 123 (78.3%) | 34 (21.7%) | 1.01 (0.58–1.76) | ||
| Divorced and widowed | 34 (63.0%) | 20 (37.0%) | 2.16 (1.12–4.16) | ||
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| Educational status | No formal education | 50 (57.5%) | 37 (42.5%) | 3.35 (1.93–5.81) | 2.28 (1.06–4.92) |
| Elementary school | 50 (80.6%) | 12 (19.4%) | 1.09 (0.53–2.24) | 0.82 (0.34–1.95) | |
| Secondary school and above | 172 (81.9%) | 38 (18.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
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| Occupation | Employee | 25 (80.6%) | 6 (19.4%) | 1.50 (0.844–2.648) | |
| Housewife | 86 (70.5%) | 36 (29.5%) | 1.00 | ||
| Student | 100 (78.1%) | 28 (21.9%) | 0.86 (0.320–2.294) | ||
| Merchant | 23 (74.2%) | 8 (25.8%) | 1.24 (0.501–3.077) | ||
| ∗Others | 38 (80.9%) | 9 (19.1%) | 0.85 (0.366–1.957) | ||
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| BMI | <18.5 | 48 (80.0%) | 12 (20.0%) | 0.71 (0.36–1.41) | 0.92 (0.45–1.92) |
| 18.5–24.9 | 201 (73.9%) | 71 (26.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥25 | 23 (85.2%) | 4 (14.8%) | 0.50 (0.17–1.47) | 0.27 (0.08–0.87) | |
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| Presence of intestinal parasites | Yes | 158 (78.2%) | 44 (21.8%) | 1.354 (0.834–2.199) | |
| No | 114 (72.6%) | 43 (27.4%) | 1.00 | ||
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| HHFS | Secured food | 236 (79.2%) | 62 (20.8%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Insecure food | 36 (59.0%) | 25 (41.0%) | 2.64 (1.48–4.73) | 1.92 (1.01–3.65) | |
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| Bleeding history | Yes | 16 (61.5%) | 10 (38.5%) | 2.08 (0.91–4.77) | |
| No | 256 (76.9%) | 77 (23.1%) | 1.00 | ||
AOR = adjusted odds ratio, BMI = body mass index, CI = confidence interval, COR = crude odds ratio, and HHFS = household food security. ∗Others = daily laborers and job seekers.