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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of predictors of anaemia in school children in the studied population (n = 928)

From: Coinfection of intestinal schistosomiasis and malaria and association with haemoglobin levels and nutritional status in school children in Mara region, Northwestern Tanzania: a cross-sectional exploratory study

Independent variable

Categories

Adjusted OR (CI)

p value

Sex

Female

1

 
 

Male

1.103 (0.844–1.442)

0.471

Age group (years)

6–8

1

 
 

9–12

1.067 (0.781–1.442)

0.683

 

13–15

0.777 (0.533–1.133)

0.190

Malaria infection

Not infected

1

 
 

Low infection

1.632 (1.182–2.255)

0.003

 

High infection

1.307 (0.752–2.271)

0.342

S. mansoni infection

Not infected

1

 
 

Light infection

1.337 (0.851–2.100)

0.207

 

Moderate infection

1.870 (1.207–2.898)

0.005

 

Heavy infection

2.075 (1.322–3.257)

0.002

Stunting

Normal

1

 
 

Stunted

1.232 (0.813–1.867)

0.323

Thinness

Normal

1

 
 

Thin

1.052 (0.602–1.837)

0.859

Underweight

Normal

1

 
 

Underweight

1.596 (0.484–5.262)

0.442