Table 4 Factors associated with anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Dera District health facilities, Ethiopia, 2015
Variables | Anemia | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (#) | No (#) | |||
Residence | ||||
 Rural | 78 | 189 | 4.36 (1.96, 8.08) | 3.03 (1.17, 7.82)* |
 Urban | 7 | 74 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Parity | ||||
 <2 children | 24 | 126 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 2–4 children | 61 | 102 | 3.14 (1.83, 5.39) | 1.74 (0.68, 4.49) |
 >/=5 children | 21 | 14 | 7.88 (3.52, 17.61) | 4.20 (1.14, 15.52)* |
Household monthly income | ||||
 <Eth. Birr 2000 | 91 | 150 | 3.72 (2.03, 6.81) | 2.56 (1.17, 5.60)* |
 ≥Eth. Birr 2000 | 15 | 92 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Availability of latrine | ||||
 Yes | 94 | 238 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 12 | 4 | 7.60 (2.39, 24.15) | 4.75 (1.15, 19.60)* |
Gestational age in weeks | ||||
 <12 | 17 | 36 | 1.00 |  |
 12–28 | 54 | 107 | 1.07 (0.55, 2.17) |  |
 >28 | 35 | 99 | 0.75 (0.45, 1.77) |  |
Meal frequency in the previous 24Â h | ||||
 2 | 41 | 45 | 3.19 (1.54, 6.61) |  |
 3 | 51 | 148 | 1.21 (0.62, 2.37) |  |
 4 and above | 14 | 49 | 1.00 |  |
Iron supplementation in the current pregnancy | ||||
 Yes | 75 | 228 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 31 | 14 | 6.73 (3.40, 13.32) | 5.63 (2.21, 14.32)* |
Nutritional status | ||||
 Normal/MUAC ≥ 23 cm | 38 | 185 | 1 | 1.00 |
 Malnourished/MUAC < 23 cm | 68 | 57 | 5.80 (3.54, 9.53) | 4.97 (2.61, 9.43)* |