Table 4.
Variable | Category | Anemia | COR (95%) | AOR (95%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Age | 20–30 | 26 | 130 | 1 | 1 |
31–40 | 9 | 76 | 0.938 [0.106–8.287] | 2.145 [0.90–3.150] | |
> 40 | 16 | 29 | 0.201 [0.023–1.736] | 1.660 [0.32–2.880] | |
Birth interval (in year) | < 2 | 46 | 164 | 3.98 [1.973–8.724] | 2.56 [2.84–4.52]* |
> 2 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 1 | |
Parasite infection | Yes | 11 | 21 | 2.8 [0.16–0.797] | 2.211 [0.896–5.461] |
No | 40 | 214 | 1 | 1 | |
Malarial attack in the past 12 months | Yes | 19 | 26 | 4.77 [1.113–5.656] | 2.585 [1.181–5.656]* |
No | 32 | 209 | 1 | 1 | |
Iron supplementation | Yes | 28 | 193 | 1 | 1 |
No | 23 | 42 | 0.260 [0.17–0.997] | 0.542 [0.251–1.40] | |
Occupation | House wife | 8 | 50 | 0.347 [0.551–7.165] | 1.987 [0.551–7.165] |
Employed | 4 | 72 | 0.50 [0.569–10.923] | 2.492 [0.569–10.903] | |
Farmer | 30 | 45 | 4.167 [0.179–3.230] | 0.760 [0.179–3.230] | |
Daily labor | 5 | 18 | 1.736 [0.039–0.367] | 8.33 [2.724–25.497]* | |
Merchant | 4 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
Key: * = significant association at P-value < 0.05