Table 5. Factors associated with anaemia in pregnant women, Akatsi South District, Ghana.

Variable	Anaemic n (%)	cOR (95%CI)	p-value	aOR (95%CI)	p-values
Maternal Age (yrs.)
< 20	18(66.7)	1.29(0.50–3.27)	0.598
20–29	67(64.4)	1.16(0.62–2.18)	0.636
≥30	42(60.9)	1
Educational Status
Below secondary	105(67.7)	2.20(1.12–4.31)	0.022	1.68(0.82–3.43)	0.156
Secondary and above	22(48.9)	1		1
Marital Status
Single	23(57.5)	1
Married	104(65.0)	1.37(0.68–2.78)	0.379
Occupation
Formal	53(59.6)	1
Informal	50(66.7)	1.36(0.72–2.58)	0.348
Student	16(66.7)	1.36(0.53–3.51)	0.527
Unemployed	8(66.7)	1.36(0.38–4.85)	0.637
Location
In Akatsi	49(57.6)	1		1
Out Akatsi	78(67.8)	1.55(0.87–2.77)	0.140	1.14(0.60–2.14)	0.687
Gravidity
Primigravidae	36(62.1)	1
Multigravida	91(64.1)	1.09(0.58–2.05)	0.788
Gestational Period
First Trimester	28(58.3)	1
Second Trimester	59(62.8)	1.20(0.59–2.44)	0.608
Third Trimester	40(69.0)	1.59(0.71–3.53)	0.257
Malaria Parasitemia
Positive	21(95.5)	14.26(1.88–108.42)	0.010	12.10(1.56–93.67)	0.017
Negative	106(59.6)	1		1
Attended ANC as Scheduled
Yes	97(58.1)	1		1
No	30(90.9)	7.23(2.12–24.59)	0.002	6.34(1.81–22.19)	0.004

ANC-Antenatal Care; cOR = Crude Odds Ratio; aOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval