Table 2 Pregnancy-related conditions of anemia in pregnant mothers attending ANC in public institutions of Shire Town, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 20,168 (N = 480)
Variable | Anemia status | Total no. (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Anemic, no. (%) | Non-anemic, no. (%) | ||
Trimester | |||
First | 30 (15.9) | 159 (84.1) | 189 (39.4) |
Second | 22 (17.7) | 102 (82.3) | 124 (25.8) |
Third | 26 (15.6) | 141 (84.4) | 167 (34.8) |
No. of pregnancy | |||
1 (current) | 24 (12.1) | 174 (87.9) | 198 (41.3) |
2–3 | 18 (14.2) | 109 (85.8) | 127 (26.5) |
≥ 4 | 36 (23.2) | 119 (76.8) | 155 (32.3) |
Inter-pregnancy gap (years) | |||
< 2 | 6 (14.7) | 29 (85.3) | 34 (12.1) |
2–3 | 22 (15.4) | 121 (84.6) | 143 (50.7) |
≥ 4 | 14 (13.3) | 91 (86.8) | 105 (37.2) |
Body mass index | |||
Under weight | 19 (19.7) | 57 (80.3) | 71 (14.8) |
Normal | 50 (14.6) | 293 (85.4) | 343 (71.5) |
Overweight | 14 (21.2) | 52 (78.8) | 66 (13.8) |