Table 1. Baseline characteristics and prevalence of anaemia in late gestation.
| Variable | N | Mean | SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 1181 | 27.1 | 5.93 | ||
| Socio-demographic Variable | Hb at 36 weeks n (%) 717(62.6) 429(37.4) | N (1146) | Pearson chi-square | P-value | |
| Age (years) | Anaemic | Non- Anaemic | |||
| <24 | 272(69.4) | 120(30.6) | 392 | 13.1043 | 0.004 |
| 25–29 | 226(60.8) | 146(39.2) | 372 | ||
| 30–34 | 135(56.2) | 105(43.8) | 240 | ||
| 35+ | 84(59.2) | 58(40.8) | 142 | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 655(61.7) | 406(38.3) | 1061 | 4.2201 | 0.04 |
| Single | 62(72.9) | 23(27.1) | 85 | ||
| Religion | |||||
| Christian | 63(50.4) | 62(49.6) | 125 | 8.8658 | 0.003 |
| Muslim | 654(64.1) | 367(35.9) | 1021 | ||
| Residence/locality | |||||
| Rural | 117(75.0) | 39(25.0) | 156 | 13.9633 | 0.001 |
| Peri-urban | 143(64.7) | 78(35.3) | 221 | ||
| Urban | 457 (59.4) | 312(40.6) | 769 | ||
| Educational level | |||||
| No school | 385(68.9) | 174(31.1) | 559 | 28.1892 | <0.001 |
| Primary | 151(61.1) | 96(38.9) | 247 | ||
| Secondary | 105(59.3) | 72(40.7) | 177 | ||
| College/tertiary | 76(46.6) | 87(53.4) | 163 | ||
| Occupation | |||||
| Farmer | 33(80.5) | 8(19.5) | 41 | 51.6898 | <0.001 |
| Artisan | 143(64.4) | 79(35.6) | 222 | ||
| Salaried worker | 64(43.2) | 84(56.8) | 148 | ||
| Trading | 312(62.2) | 190(37.8) | 502 | ||
| Unemployed | 130(78.8) | 35(21.2) | 165 | ||
| Other | 35(51.5) | 33(48.5) | 68 | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Dagomba | 556(63.0) | 327(37.0) | 883 | 0.2651 | 0.60 |
| Other ethnicity | 161(61.2) | 102(38.8) | 263 | ||
| Gravidity | Positive | Negative | |||
| Primigravidae | 218(61.2) | 127(36.8) | 345 | 0.2529 | 0.88 |
| Secundigravidae | 164(63.3) | 95(36.7) | 259 | ||
| Multigravidae | 335(61.8) | 207(38.2) | 542 | ||
| Trimester at 1st ANC | |||||
| First trimester | 280(56.6) | 215(43.4) | 495 | 18.0398 | <0.001 |
| Second trimester | 406(66.1) | 208(33.9) | 614 | ||
| Third trimester | 31(83.8) | 6(16.2) | 37 | ||
| Parity | |||||
| Nulliparous | 235(61.2) | 149(38.8) | 384 | 2.5880 | 0.27 |
| Primiparous | 166(66.9) | 82(33.1) | 248 | ||
| Multiparous | 316(61.5) | 198(38.5) | 514 | ||
Note: Data presented as count (percent). Categorical variables compared using Chi-square test and p<0.05 considered statistically significant.