Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of study participants
Anaemic group (176) | Non anaemic group (n=176) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Number (%) | 95%CI | Number (%) | 95%CI | p value |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Under 5 | 121 (68.75) | [57.04-82.14] | 46 (26.14) | [19.13-34.86] | 0.001 |
[5 - 10 years] | 54 (30.68) | [23.05-40.03] | 130 (73.86) | [61.71-87.70] | 0.001 |
Female | 69 (39.20) | [30.50-49.61] | 83 (47.16) | [37.56-58.46] | 0.13 |
Male | 106 (60.27) | [49.31-72.84] | 93 (52.84) | [42.65-64.73] | 0.16 |
Children within household | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
[1 – 3] | 85 (48.29) | [38.58-59.72] | 58 (32.95) | [25.02-42.60] | 0.003 |
[4 -5] | 52 (29.54) | [22.06-38.74] | 68 (38.64) | [30.00-48.98] | 0.07 |
>5 | 38 (21.59) | [15.28-21.63] | 50 (28.41) | [21.08-37.45] | 0.13 |
Birth order | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
[1 -3] | 106 (60.22) | [49.31-72.84] | 109 (61.93) | [50.85-74.71] | 0.74 |
[4 – 5] | 42 (23.86) | [17.19-32.25] | 40 (22.73) | [16.23-30.95] | 0.80 |
>5 | 27 (15.34) | [10.11-22.32] | 27 (15.34) | [10.11-22.32] | 1 |
Access to IPTc with SP-AQ | 88 (50) | [40.10-61.60] | 88 (50) | [41.10-61.60] | 1 |
Bed-net ownership | 176 (100) | [85.7-116] | 173 (98.30) | [84.19-114] | 0.08 |