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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and anemia among the pregnant women, Bisidimo Hospital, 2013

From: Anemia among pregnant women in Southeast Ethiopia: prevalence, severity and associated risk factors

Variables

Anemia diagnosis

COR (95% CI)

P-value

 

Anemic

Not anemic

Total

  
 

No (%)

No (%)

No (%)

  

Age in years

     

 18-26

35 (27.6)

92 (72.4)

127 (49.2)

1

 

 26-34

35 (30.7)

79 (69.3)

114 (44.2)

1.2 (0.7-2.0)

0.592

 ≥34

2 (11.8)

15 (88.2)

17 (6.6)

0.4 (0.1-1.6)

0.178

Occupation

     

 Housewives

41 (25.5)

120 (74.5)

161(62.4)

1.4 (0.3-6.7)

0.700

 Employed

19 (32.8)

39 (67.2)

58 (22.5)

1.9 (0.4-10.0)

0.426

 Farmers

10 (34.5)

19 (65.5)

29 (11.2)

2.1 (0.4-11.9)

0.399

 Others*

2 (20.0)

8 (80.0)

10 (3.9)

1

 

Residence

     

 Urban

17 (16.7)

85 (73.3)

102 (39.5)

  

 Rural

55 (35.3)

101 (64.7)

156 (60.5)

2.7 (1.5-5.0)*

0.001

Educational status

     

 Illiterate

40 (25.3)

118 (74.3)

158 (61.2)

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

0.244

 Literate

32 (32)

68 (68)

100 (38.8)

1

 

Marital status

     

 Married

56 (25.1)

167 (74.9)

223 (86.4)

1

 

 Unmarried

16 (45.7)

19 (54.3)

35 (13.6)

2.5 (1.2-5.2)*

0.014

Body mass index

     

 Low

11 (36.7)

19 (63.3)

30 (11.6)

1.9 (0.8-4.4)

0.135

 Normal

30 (31.6)

65 (68.4)

95 (36.8)

1.5(.8-2.7)

0.166

 High

31 (23.3)

102 (76.7)

133 (51.6)

1

 
  1. *Statistically significant at P < 0.05; CI: Confidence interval; COR: crude odds ratio, others*: Daily laborers and Merchants.