Table 2 Bivariate regression analysis for factors affecting status of anemia during pregnancy
Characteristics | No-anemia | Anemia | p-value | COR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||||
Age in years | ||||||
15–19 | 28 (54.9) | 23 (45.1) | 0.488 | 1 | ||
20–29 | 143 (60.3) | 94 (39.7) | 0.800 | 0.435 | 1.473 | |
≥ 30 | 14 (50.0) | 14 (50.0) | 1.217 | 0.483 | 3.066 | |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Mountain and Hill castes | 34 (77.3) | 10 (22.7) | 0.007 | 1 | ||
Terai/Madhesi castes | 151 (55.5) | 121 (45.5) | 2.725* | 1.294 | 5.736 | |
Birth gap in years | ||||||
< 3 | 51 (49.0) | 53 (51.0) | 0.019 | 2.078* | 1.124 | 3.845 |
≥ 3 | 50 (66.7) | 25 (33.3) | 1 | |||
Food habit | ||||||
Non-vegetarian | 161 (59.0) | 112 (41.0) | 0.696 | 0.879 | 0.459 | 1.681 |
Lacto-vegetarian | 24 (55.8) | 19 (44.2) | 1 | |||
IFA compliance | ||||||
No | 24 (18.5) | 106 (53.9) | < 0.001 | 28.443* | 15.433 | 52.422 |
Yes | 161 (86.6) | 25 (13.4) | 1 | |||
Albendazole taken | ||||||
Yes | 170 (59.4) | 116 (40.6) | 0.318 | 1 | ||
No | 15 (50.0) | 15 (50.0) | 1.466 | 0.690 | 3.114 | |
Fever history | ||||||
Yes | 19 (42.2) | 26 (57.8) | 0.016 | 2.163* | 1.141 | 4.103 |
No | 166 (61.3) | 105 (38.7) | 1 | |||
Heme iron intake | ||||||
Yes | 118 (63.1) | 69 (36.9) | 0.048 | 1 | ||
No | 67 (51.9) | 62 (48.1) | 1.583* | 1.003 | 2.496 | |
Non-heme iron intake | ||||||
Yes | 147 (64.8) | 80 (35.2) | < 0.001 | 1 | ||
No | 38 (42.7) | 51 (57.3) | 2.466* | 1.495 | 4.068 | |
Intake of sour foods | ||||||
Yes | 50 (68.5) | 23 (31.5) | 0.049 | 1.739 | 0.999 | 3.029 |
No | 135 (55.6) | 108 (44.4) | 1 | |||
Intake of yellow fruits | ||||||
Yes | 33 (73.3) | 12 (26.7) | 0.032 | 2.153* | 1.066 | 4.348 |
No | 152 (56.1) | 119 (43.9) | 1 | |||
Tea/coffee | ||||||
Taking | 103 (58.5) | 73 (41.5) | 0.993 | 1.002 | 0.639 | 1.572 |
Not taking | 82 (58.6) | 58 (41.4) | 1 | |||