Table 1.
Associations between sociodemographic factors and proportion of anaemia
| Risk factors | Number of respondents (%) | χ2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Anaemic** | Non-Anaemic | |||
| Age | ||||
| Less than 34 years | 29 (37.2) | 83 (52.5) | 4.9 | 0.026* |
| More than 35 years | 49 (62.8) | 75 (47.5) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 65 (87.8) | 136 (87.7) | 0.0 | 0.983 |
| Unmarried | 9 (12.2) | 19 (12.3) | ||
| No. of children | ||||
| Less than 2 | 37 (47.4) | 83 (52.5) | 0.5 | 0.461 |
| More than 3 | 41 (52.6) | 75 (47.5) | ||
| Parents kinship | ||||
| Relative | 20 (29.9) | 45 (32.8) | 0.2 | 0.666 |
| Non-relative | 47 (70.1) | 92 (67.2) | ||
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 35 (44.9) | 39 (24.7) | 9.9 | 0.020* |
| Unemployed | 43 (55.1) | 119 (75.3) | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | 65 (83.3) | 126 (79.7) | 0.4 | 0.509 |
| Others | 13 (16.7) | 32 (20.3) | ||
| Monthly income | ||||
| Less than 20,000 | 57 (73.1) | 90 (57) | 5.8 | 0.016* |
| More than 20,000 | 21 (26.9) | 68 (43) | ||
| Education status | ||||
| Below O/L | 39 (50) | 61 (38.6) | 2.8 | 0.096 |
| O/L and above | 39 (50) | 97 (61.4) | ||
*
Significance at 0.05 level
**
Cut-off of 12.0 g/dL.