Table 4 Bivariable and multivariable analysis of factors associated with anemia among pregnant women attending ANC in public health centers of central zone of Tigray region, northern Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Anemia | COR (95%, CI) | AOR (95%, CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Women’s level of education | ||||
No formal education | 39(36.45%) | 134(25.43%) | 1 | 1 |
Primary | 35(32.71%) | 242(45.92%) | 2.01(1.22, 3.33)* | 1.53(0.81, 2.89) |
Secondary | 20(18.69%) | 106(20.11%) | 1.54(0.89, 2.8) | 0.98(0.43, 2.25) |
Diploma and above | 13(12.15%) | 45(8.54%) | 1.01(0.49, 2.06) | 0.52(0.17, 1.61) |
Birth interval | ||||
< 2 years | 16(20.78%) | 41(10.73%) | 2.2(1.2, 4.13) * | 0.57(0.27,1.2) |
≥2 years | 61(79.22%) | 341(89.27%) | 1 | 1 |
Malaria attack in last 1 year | ||||
No | 64(59.81%) | 458(86.91%) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 43(40.19%) | 69(13.09%) | 4.46(2.8, 7.1) * | 4.73(2.64, 8.46) * |
Had excessive menstrual bleeding | ||||
No | 69(64.49%) | 473(89.75%) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 38(35.51%) | 54(10.25%) | 4.82(2.0, 7.84) * | 3.94(2.11,7.35) * |
Had pregnancy related complication | ||||
No | 93(86.92%) | 489(92.79%) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 14(13.08%) | 38(7.21%) | 1.94(1.01, 3.72) * | 1.87(0.77, 4.54) * |
Planned pregnancy | ||||
No | 38(35.51%) | 94(17.84%) | 2.54(1.61, 4.0) | 2.5(1.4,4.42) * |
Yes | 69(64.49%) | 433(82.16%) | 1 | |
Meal frequency | ||||
≤3 times per day | 74(69.16%) | 308(58.44%) | 1.6(1.02, 2.49) | 1.89(1.02, 3.5) * |
>3times per day | 33(30.84%) | 219(41.56%) | 1 | 1 |