Table 1.
Prevalence of anemia across region in Ethiopia.
| Region | Anemia level (within region) | Total | Chi-square test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not anemic | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Value (df) | p-value | |||
| Tigray | Count (%) | 287 (48.30) | 176 (29.60) | 118 (19.90) | 13 (2.20) | 594 (100) | 1092.27 (30) | 0.000 |
| Afar | Count (%) | 60 (16.00) | 53 (14.20) | 243 (65.00) | 18 (4.80) | 374 (100) | ||
| Amhara | Count (%) | 389 (54.70) | 189 (26.60) | 119 (16.70) | 14 (2.00) | 711 (100) | ||
| Oromia | Count (%) | 245 (30.80) | 240 (30.20) | 285 (35.80) | 25 (3.10) | 795 (100) | ||
| Somali | Count (%) | 25 (5.60) | 43 (9.60) | 317 (70.40) | 65 (14.40) | 450 (100) | ||
| Benishangul | Count (%) | 234 (54.40) | 108 (25.10) | 84 (19.50) | 4 (0.90) | 430 (100) | ||
| SNNPR | Count (%) | 316 (46.20) | 180 (26.30) | 174 (25.40) | 14 (2.00) | 684 (100) | ||
| Gambela | Count (%) | 157 (40.90) | 86 (22.40) | 137 (35.70) | 4 (1.00) | 384 (100) | ||
| Harari | Count (%) | 32 (14.40) | 59 (26.60) | 120 (54.10) | 11 (5.00) | 222 (100) | ||
| Addis Ababa | Count (%) | 123 (49.40) | 60 (24.10) | 63 (25.30) | 3 (1.20) | 249 (100) | ||
| Dire Dawa | Count (%) | 53 (22.10) | 57 (23.80) | 104 (43.30) | 26 (10.80) | 240 (100) | ||
| Total | Count (%) | 1921 (37.40) | 1251 (24.40) | 1764 (34.40) | 197 (3.80) | 5133 (100) | ||
df: degree of freedom; SNNPR: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region.