Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analysis for risk factors for anaemia in Gulu and Hoima Regional Hospitals
Variable | Number | Anaemic (%) | Crude OR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
<20 | 199 | 47 (23.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
20–24 | 243 | 48 (19.8) | 0.8 (0.51–1.60) | 1.8 (0.50–1.32) |
25–29 | 178 | 42 (23.6) | 1.0 (0.62–1.61) | 1.1 (0.63–1.80) |
30–34 | 86 | 21 (24.4) | 1.0 (0.58–1.89) | 1.3 (0.68–2.56) |
35–39 | 31 | 4 (12.9) | 0.5 (0.16–1.45) | 0.6 (0.19–1.85) |
≥40 | 6 | 2 (33.3) | 1.6 (0.29–9.16) | 1.4 (0.22–8.99) |
Education | ||||
No education | 24 | 16 (32.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Primary | 382 | 86 (22.1) | 0.3 (0.15–0.81) | 0.5 (0.27–1.10) |
Secondary | 283 | 55 (21.7) | 0.3 (0.13–0.74) | 0.6 (0.30–1.31) |
Higher | 547 | 7 (13.0) | 0.2 (0.52–0.60) | 0.4 (0.11–1.20) |
Occupation | ||||
Farmer | 222 | 38 (17.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Trader | 154 | 31 (20.1) | 1.2 (0.72–2.07) | 1.3 (0.73–2.21) |
Formal employment | 83 | 15 (18.1) | 1.1 (0.55–2.07) | 1.4 (0.63–2.96) |
Handicraft | 10 | 3 (30.0) | 2.1 (0.51–8.44) | 1.1 (0.25–4.45) |
Housewife | 274 | 77 (28.1) | 1.9 (1.22–2.94) | 1.7 (1.05–2.68) |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 301 | 67 (22.3) | 1.0 | |
Urban | 442 | 97 (22.0) | 1.0 (0.69–1.40) | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 79 | 14 (17.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Married | 653 | 145 (22.2) | 1.3 (0.72–2.43) | 0.8 (0.43–1.64) |
Widowed | 4 | 2 (50) | 4.6 (0.58–37.46) | 2.0 (0.21–18.89) |
Separated/divorced | 7 | 3 (42.9) | 3.0 (0.68–17.92) | 3.0 (0.55–16.85) |
District | ||||
Hoima | 387 | 47 (12.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Gulu | 356 | 117 (32.9) | 3.5 (2.40–5.23) | 3.6 (2.41–5.58) |
Trimester | ||||
First | 55 | 8 (14.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Second | 305 | 63 (20.7) | 1.5 (0.69–3.41) | 1.5 (0.63–3.39) |
Third | 383 | 93 (24.3) | 1.9 (0.86–4.14) | 1.2 (0.52–2.74) |
Gravidity | ||||
1–4 | 610 | 133 (21.80) | 1.0 | |
≥5 | 133 | 31 (23.3) | 1.1 (0.70–1.70) | |
Delivery gap | ||||
None | 250 | 61 (24.2) | 1.0 | |
1–11 | 22 | 5 (22.7) | 0.9 (0.32–2.58) | |
12–24 | 116 | 23 (19.8) | 0.8 (0.45–1.32) | |
25–36 | 139 | 31 (22.3) | 0.9 (0.54–1.46) | |
>36 | 216 | 44 (20.4) | 0.8 (0.51–1.23) | |
Household size | ||||
1–5 | 535 | 111 20.8 | 1.0 | |
6–10 | 190 | 48 25.3 | 1.3 (0.25–1.79) | |
>10 | 18 | 5 27.8 | 1.5 (0.51–4.21) | |
Wealth index | ||||
Lowest | 462 | 100 (21.7) | 1.0 | |
Second lowest | 234 | 56 (23.9) | 1.1 (0.78–1.66) | |
Middle | 32 | 5 (15.6) | 0.7 (0.25–1.79) | |
High | 15 | 3 (20.0) | 0.9 (0.25–3.27) | |
Still in school | ||||
Yes | 39 | 3 (7.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
No | 704 | 161 (22.9) | 3.7 (1.11–12.10) | 2.6 (0.73–9.26) |