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Table 4 Association between anemia, dietary habit, ANC visits, iron supplementation, malaria prevention and infection

From: Anaemia in pregnancy and associated factors: a cross sectional study of antenatal attendants at the Sunyani Municipal Hospital, Ghana

Variables

COR

95% CL

P

AOR

95% CI

P

IPTp-SP

 No SP taken

1.0

     

 At least one dose of SP

0.64

0.38–.07

0.09

   

Frequency of taking meat, fish/snail

 Never

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Once a week

0.58

0.18–1.89

0.37

1.03

0.42–2.54

0.95

 Twice per week

0.48

0.18–1.31

0.15

0.70

0.29–1.69

0.43

 Three or more times per week

0.30

0.11–0.82

0.02

2.15

0.58–7.98

0.25

Iron supplementation taken during pregnancy

 Received iron supplementation

1.0

     

 Received no iron supplementation

0.8

0.23–2.79

0.73

   

Gestational age at which IPT was taken

 Third trimester

1.0

     

 First trimester

0.76

0.43–1.31

0.32

   

 Second trimester

1.43

0.73–2.80

0.29

   

Malaria infection during pregnancy

 Been infected

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Not been infected

0.47

0.27–0.82

0.008

0.47

0.25–0.90

0.021

Number of ANC visit

 Two visits

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Three visits

0.04

0.27–0.96

0.04

0.65

0.32–1.32

0.24

 Four or more visits

0.51

0.51–1.53

0.65

0.89

0.48–1.61

0.70