Table 6. Factors associated with iron deficiency anemia among children age 2–5 years in Cheffe Cote Jebessa kebele, southern Ethiopia, 2017.
| N = 107 | Iron deficiency anemia | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | ||||
| Inherent factors | |||||
| Age (continuous) | 1.02 [0.98–1.06] | 0.96 [0.91-1.03] | |||
| Child sex | Male | 29 (36.3) | 12 (44.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 51 (63.8) | 15 (55.6) | 1.07 [0.47–2.47] | 0.91 [0.32–2.57] | |
| Underlying factors | |||||
| Land ownership | No | 55 (68.8) | 14 (51.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 25 (31.3) | 13 (48.1) | 1.59 [0.69–3.67] | 1.91 [0.69–5.30] | |
| Intermediate factors | |||||
| Household food security | Food insecure | 55 (68.8) | 18 (66.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Food secured | 25 (31.3) | 9 (33.3) | 0.97 [0.41–2.33] | 0.76 [0.25–2.28] | |
| Height for age (HAZ) (continuous) | 0.86 [0.73–1.00] | 0.74 [0.56–0.98] | |||
| Weight for height (WHZ) (continuous) | 0.99 [0.63–1.56] | 1.22 [0.73–2.06] | |||
| Immediate factors | |||||
| Child dietary diversity | Low | 61 (76.3) | 18 (66.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Medium and high | 19 (23.8) | 9 (33.3) | 1.60 [0.62–4.16] | 1.79 [0.57–5.58] | |
| Meal frequency (continuous) | 1.48 [0.81–2.70] | 1.80 [0.89–3.62] | |||
| Green vegetable consumption per week | 0 intake | 19 (23.8) | 7 (25.9) | 1 | 1 |
| At least once | 61 (76.2) | 20 (74.1) | 0.63 [0.24–1.64] | 0.59 [0.19–1.83] | |
Note:
Variables with a P-value < 0.3 were included in multi-variable analysis. Bold format P ≤ 0.05; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.