Table 2.
Factors associated with anemia among children with SAM aged 0–59 months in the Amhara regional state, northwest Ethiopia, 2016.
| Variables | Anemia | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||
| Age | |||||
| <24 months | 333 | 504 | 1 | 1 | |
| ≥24 months | 205 | 257 | 1.21 (0.96, 1.52) | 1.08 (0.81,1.45) | 0.34 |
| Residence | |||||
| Rural | 300 | 372 | 1.51 (1.12, 2.04) | 1.56 (1.14, 2.12) | 0.031 |
| Urban | 89 | 167 | 1. | 1 | |
| Exclusively breastfed | |||||
| No | 121 | 120 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 418 | 642 | 0.65 (0.49, 0.86) | 0.57 (0.39, 0.83) | 0.02 |
| Type of SAM | |||||
| Marasmus | 334 | 554 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kwashiorkor | 140 | 133 | 1.75 (1.33, 2.29) | 1.12 (0.76, 1.63) | 0.43 |
| Marasmus and kwashiorkor | 65 | 75 | 1.44 (1.01, 2.06) | 1.24 (0.81, 1.89) | 0.31 |
| Pneumonia | |||||
| Absent | 371 | 493 | 1 | 1 | |
| Present | 168 | 269 | 0.83 (0.66, 1.05) | 0.87 (0.64, 1.22) | 0.11 |
| Tuberculosis | |||||
| No | 488 | 706 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 51 | 56 | 1.32 (0.89, 1.96) | 1.38 (0.87, 2.19) | 0.21 |
| HIV | |||||
| Negative | 355 | 530 | 1 | 1 | |
| Positive | 31 | 23 | 2.01 (1.15, 3.51) | 2.00 (1.04, 3.86) | 0.01 |
| Unknown | 153 | 209 | 1.09 (0.85, 1.40) | 1.03 (0.72, 1.46) | 0.22 |
| Antibiotics | |||||
| Given | 181 | 212 | 1.31 (1.01, 1.72) | 1.25 (0.93, 1.66) | 0.35 |
| Not given | 206 | 318 | 1 | 1 | |
| Vitamin A | |||||
| Not given | 133 | 151 | 1 | 1 | |
| Given | 254 | 379 | 0.76 (0.57, 1.01) | 0.86 (0.63, 1.19) | 0.37 |