Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants and outcome of different factors on the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women attending Adigrat General Hospital, northern Ethiopia, from April to September 2018
Variables | Frequency N (%) | Anemia prevalence | COR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (%) | ||||||
Age (in years) | ||||||
18–25 | 169 (55.6) | 5.32 | 1 | |||
26–34 | 117 (38.5) | 10.26 | 0.40 (0.2, 1.2) | 0.100 | ||
> 34 | 18 (5.9) | 16.67 | 0.28 (0.06, 1.1) | 0.070 | ||
Educational level | ||||||
Illiterate | 32 (13.8) | 43.75 | 0.87 (0.7, 2.3) | 0.700 | ||
1–8 | 87 (28.6) | 3.45 | 0.50 (0.9, 3.5) | 0.350 | ||
9–12 | 160 (52.6) | 2.50 | 0.40 (0.061, 5.03) | 0.900 | ||
> 12 | 15 (4.9) | – | 1 | |||
Residence | ||||||
Urban | 213 (70.1) | 3.75 | 1 | 1 | ||
Rural | 91 (29.9) | 17.58 | 8.70 (2.01, 38.4) | 0.004 | 6.00 (1.34, 27.6) | 0.019 |
Occupation | ||||||
Housewife | 235 (77.3) | 7.65 | 0.39 (0.051, 3.04) | 0.370 | ||
Self employed | 39 (12.8) | 7.69 | 1.30 (0.08, 21.8) | 0.850 | ||
Governmental | 30 (9.9) | 10.00 | 1 | |||
Pregnancy gap (last and current pregnancy) | ||||||
1 year | 37 (12.2) | 32.43 | 0.02 (0.005, 0.08) | 0.000 | 0.19 (0.02, 1.70) | 0.138 |
2 years | 42 (13.8) | 7.14 | 1.13 (0.12, 11.3) | 0.900 | ||
3 years | 42 (13.8) | 7.14 | 0.50 (0.09, 3.5) | 0.500 | ||
> 3 years | 72 (23.7) | 4.17 | 1.90 (0.19, 18) | 0.600 | ||
First pregnancy | 111 (36.5) | 2.70 | 1 | 1 | ||
Iron supplements | ||||||
Yes | 190 (62.5) | – | 1 | 1 | ||
No | 114 (37.5) | 7.90 | 0.08 (0.02, 0.31) | 0.000 | 0.06 (0.01, 1.22) | 0.089 |
Presence of current blood loss | ||||||
Yes | 43 (14.1) | 41.86 | 5.90 (2.17, 16.2) | 0.001 | 3.40 (1.16, 10.2) | 0.026 |
No | 261 (85.9) | 2.29 | 1 | 1 | ||
Trimester (weeks) | ||||||
1 | 60 (19.7) | – | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | 96 (31.6) | 3.12 | 2.00 (0.79, 12) | 0.005 | 0.14 (0.65, 9.12) | 0.070 |
3 | 148 (48.7) | 14.18 | 5.00 (1.49, 17.67) | 0.010 | 4.90 (1.39, 17.6) | 0.013 |
Recent history of abortion | ||||||
Yes | 88 (29) | 17.04 | 9.60 (2.76, 33.2) | 0.000 | 7.90 (2.23, 28.1) | 0.001 |
No | 216 (71) | 4.17 | 1 | 1 | ||
Current history of malaria | ||||||
Yes | 42 (13.8) | 14.28 | 0.04 (0.01, 0.1) | 0.000 | 0.08 (0.02, 1.26) | 0.061 |
No | 262 (86.2) | 6.87 | 1 | |||
History of coffee (the last 3 months) | ||||||
Yes | 212 (69.7) | 8.01 | 0.12 (0.014, 0.81) | 0.030 | 0.09 (0.010, 1.84) | 0.054 |
No | 92 (30.3) | 7.61 | 1 | |||
Home delivery (previous pregnancy delivery) | ||||||
Yes | 43 (14.1) | 6.97 | 0.05 (0.02, 0.13) | 0.000 | 0.26 (0.04, 1.60) | 0.145 |
No | 261 (85.9) | 8.01 | 1 | |||