Table 4.
Relationship between anaemia in the third trimester of pregnancy and selected factors (bivariate analysis)
| Predictor | N | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaemia at 36 weeks gestation n (%) | Test statistic | |||
| Adequacy of ANC attendance (First ANC contact in first trimester and making at least 4 visits) | Non anaemic | Anaemic | ||
| No | 171 | 76 (44⋅4) | 95 (55⋅6) |
χ2 = 19⋅4 P < 0⋅001 |
| Yes | 172 | 117 (68⋅0) | 55 (32⋅0) | |
| Classification of content of ANC services received | ||||
| Low (<median of 8) | 65 | 36 (55⋅4) | 29 (44⋅6) |
χ2 = 0⋅3 P = 0⋅9 |
| High (At least median score of 8) | 278 | 157 (56⋅5) | 121 (43⋅5) | |
| Overall ANC adequacy (meeting both adequacy of attendance and content of ANC basic services) | ||||
| No | 189 | 90 (47⋅6) | 99 (52⋅4) | χ2 = 12⋅8 P < 0⋅001 |
| Yes | 154 | 103 (66⋅9) | 51 (33⋅1) | |
| Household wealth index | ||||
| Low (Below median score) | 149 | 75 (50⋅3) | 74 (49⋅7) | χ2 = 3⋅8 P = 0⋅05 |
| High (At least median score) | 194 | 118 (60⋅8) | 76 (39⋅2) | |
| Classification of 7-day DDS | ||||
| Low (<median score) | 161 | 95 (59⋅0) | 66 (41⋅0) | χ2 = 0⋅9 P = 0⋅3 |
| High (At least median score) | 182 | 98 (53⋅8) | 84 (46⋅2) | |
| Gestation at first ANC visit | ||||
| First trimester | 176 | 120 (68⋅2) | 56 (31⋅8) | χ2 = 20⋅9 P < 0⋅001 |
| Beyond first trimester | 167 | 73 (43⋅7) | 94 (56⋅3) | |
| Frequency of ANC visits | ||||
| Less than 4 visits | 64 | 27 (42⋅2) | 37 (57⋅8) | χ2 = 6⋅3 P = 0⋅01 |
| At least 4 visits | 279 | 166 (59⋅5) | 113 (40⋅5) | |